וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֧וּל לְנַעֲרֹ֛ו טֹ֥וב דְּבָרְךָ֖ לְכָ֣ה נֵלֵ֑כָה וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ אֶל־הָעִ֔יר אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
And Shaʾul said to his servant, “Good is your word; come, let us go.” And they went to the city where the man of God was.
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with conversive vav; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- שָׁא֧וּל (Shaʾul) – Root: שאל (shaʾal); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shaʾul”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
- לְנַעֲרֹ֛ו (le-naʿaro) – Root: נער (naʿar); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition and 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to his servant”; Notes: Indirect object.
- טֹ֥וב (tov) – Root: טוב (tov); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “Good”; Notes: Describes “word.”
- דְּבָרְךָ֖ (devar-kha) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your word”; Notes: Possessive.
- לְכָ֣ה (lekhah) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal imperative 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “Come”; Notes: Command.
- נֵלֵ֑כָה (nelekhah) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal cohortative 1st person plural; Translation: “let us go”; Notes: Expresses intent.
- וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ (va-yeleku) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with conversive vav; Translation: “And they went”; Notes: Narrative sequence.
- אֶל־הָעִ֔יר (ʾel-haʿir) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Noun, feminine singular with preposition and definite article; Translation: “to the city”; Notes: Directional phrase.
- אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם (asher-sham) – Root: אשר (ʾasher), שם (sham); Form: Relative pronoun with adverb; Translation: “where”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- אִ֥ישׁ (ʾish) – Root: איש (ʾish); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “man”; Notes: Subject of the clause.
- הָאֱלֹהִֽים (ha-ʾElohim) – Root: אלהים (ʾElohim); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “of God”; Notes: Refers to the prophet.