1 Samuel 20:26

וְלֹֽא־דִבֶּ֥ר שָׁא֛וּל מְא֖וּמָה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא כִּ֤י אָמַר֙ מִקְרֶ֣ה ה֔וּא בִּלְתִּ֥י טָהֹ֛ור ה֖וּא כִּֽי־לֹ֥א טָהֹֽור׃ ס

And Shaʾul did not say anything on that day, for he thought, “It is an occurrence; he is not clean, surely he is not clean.”

Morphology

1. וְלֹֽא־דִבֶּ֥ר (ve-lo dibber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Conjunction + perfect 3rd person masculine singular, Piel; Translation: “And he did not speak”; Notes: Indicates Shaʾul’s silence.
2. שָׁא֛וּל (Shaʾul) – Root: שאול (Shaʾul); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Shaʾul”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
3. מְא֖וּמָה (meʾumah) – Root: מאום (meʾum); Form: Noun, indefinite; Translation: “anything”; Notes: Expresses total silence.
4. בַּיֹּ֣ום (ba-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun, masculine singular definite; Translation: “on the day”; Notes: Indicates time reference.
5. הַה֑וּא (ha-hu) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “that”; Notes: Specifies the day in question.
6. כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces the reason.
7. אָמַר֙ (amar) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Perfect 3rd person masculine singular, Qal; Translation: “he said”; Notes: Expresses Shaʾul’s internal reasoning.
8. מִקְרֶ֣ה (miqreh) – Root: קרה (qarah); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “an occurrence”; Notes: Suggests an accidental circumstance.
9. ה֔וּא (hu) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “it is”; Notes: Refers to the situation.
10. בִּלְתִּ֥י (bilti) – Root: בלתי (bilti); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negates the following phrase.
11. טָהֹ֛ור (tahor) – Root: טהר (tahar); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “clean”; Notes: Refers to ritual purity.
12. ה֖וּא (hu) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “he is”; Notes: Refers to Dawid.
13. כִּֽי־לֹ֥א (ki-lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Conjunction + negative particle; Translation: “surely not”; Notes: Emphasizes negation.
14. טָהֹֽור׃ (tahor) – Root: טהר (tahar); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “clean”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis.