2 Samuel 15:4

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ום מִי־יְשִׂמֵ֥נִי שֹׁפֵ֖ט בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְעָלַ֗י יָבֹ֥וא כָּל־אִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶֽׁר־יִהְיֶה־לֹּו־רִ֥יב וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט וְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו׃

And Avshalom said, “Who would make me judge in the land, and every man who has a dispute or case would come to me, and I would give him justice.”

Morphology

1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ (vayyomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Narrative verb indicating past sequential action.
2. אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ום (Avshalom) – Root: אבשלום; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Avshalom”; Notes: Son of Dawid.
3. מִי־ (mi) – Root: מי; Form: Interrogative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Introduces a rhetorical or hypothetical question.
4. יְשִׂמֵ֥נִי (yesimeni) – Root: שׂים; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “would appoint me”; Notes: Expresses hypothetical future action with direct object.
5. שֹׁפֵ֖ט (shofet) – Root: שׁפט; Form: Participle, masculine singular; Translation: “judge”; Notes: A role or office of legal authority.
6. בָּאָ֑רֶץ (baʾaretz) – Root: ארץ; Form: Preposition + definite noun, feminine singular; Translation: “in the land”; Notes: The definite article is included in the preposition.
7. וְעָלַ֗י (veʿalay) – Root: על; Form: Conjunction + preposition + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “and to me”; Notes: Emphasizes the desired destination of legal appeals.
8. יָבֹ֥וא (yavo) – Root: בוא; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “might come”; Notes: Expresses possibility or hypothetical scenario.
9. כָּל־אִ֛ישׁ (kol-ish) – Root: כל + איש; Form: Construct noun + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “every man”; Notes: General expression of inclusiveness.
10. אֲשֶֽׁר־ (asher) – Root: אשר; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “who”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
11. יִהְיֶה־ (yihyeh) – Root: היה; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “would have” / “might have”; Notes: Indicates a condition or possession.
12. לֹּו־ (lo) – Root: לו; Form: Preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “for him”; Notes: Possessive construction indicating ownership or interest.
13. רִ֥יב (riv) – Root: ריב; Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “dispute”; Notes: A quarrel or case of contention.
14. וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט (umishpat) – Root: שׁפט; Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “and justice”; Notes: Legal decision or ruling.
15. וְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו (vehitsdaqtiv) – Root: צדק; Form: Hifil perfect 1st person singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and I would declare him righteous”; Notes: Causative form (Hifil), indicating judicial vindication.