2 Samuel 20:17

וַיִּקְרַ֣ב אֵלֶ֔יהָ וַתֹּ֧אמֶר הָאִשָּׁ֛ה הַאַתָּ֥ה יֹואָ֖ב וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָ֑נִי וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֗ו שְׁמַע֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שֹׁמֵ֥עַ אָנֹֽכִי׃

And he came near to her, and the woman said, “Are you Yoʾav?” And he said, “I am.” And she said to him, “Listen to the words of your servant.” And he said, “I am listening.”

Morphology

1. וַיִּקְרַב (vayyiqrav) – Root: קרב; Form: Wayyiqtol Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “And he came near”; Notes: Standard narrative form.
2. אֵלֶיהָ (eleyha) – Root: אל; Form: Preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “to her”; Notes: Refers to the wise woman.
3. וַתֹּאמֶר (vattomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Wayyiqtol Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular; Translation: “And she said”; Notes: Narrative continuation.
4. הָאִשָּׁה (ha-ishah) – Root: אשה; Form: Definite noun, feminine singular; Translation: “the woman”; Notes: Subject of the clause.
5. הַאַתָּה (ha-attah) – Root: אתה; Form: Interrogative particle + pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “Are you”; Notes: Direct address.
6. יֹואָב (Yoʾav) – Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yoʾav”; Notes: Addressee of the question.
7. וַיֹּאמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Wayyiqtol Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Standard narrative form.
8. אָנִי (ani) – Form: Independent pronoun, 1st person singular; Translation: “I am”; Notes: Confirmation of identity.
9. וַתֹּאמֶר (vattomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Wayyiqtol Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular; Translation: “And she said”; Notes: Continuation of speech.
10. לוֹ (lo) – Root: אל; Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to him”; Notes: Refers to Yoʾav.
11. שְׁמַע (shemaʿ) – Root: שמע; Form: Qal imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Listen”; Notes: Command form.
12. דִּבְרֵי (divrei) – Root: דבר; Form: Construct plural masculine; Translation: “words of”; Notes: Construct form linking to the next word.
13. אֲמָתֶךָ (amatecha) – Root: אמה; Form: Noun feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your servant”; Notes: Humble self-reference.
14. וַיֹּאמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Wayyiqtol Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Narrative response.
15. שֹׁמֵעַ (shomeʿa) – Root: שמע; Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “I am listening”; Notes: Present participle used as a statement of readiness.
16. אָנֹכִי (anokhi) – Form: Independent pronoun, 1st person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Alternative form of pronoun emphasizing speaker.