2 Samuel 3:17

וּדְבַר־אַבְנֵ֣ר הָיָ֔ה עִם־זִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר גַּם־תְּמֹול֙ גַּם־שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם הֱיִיתֶ֞ם מְבַקְשִׁ֧ים אֶת־דָּוִ֛ד לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃

And the word of Avner was with the elders of Yisraʾel, saying, “Both yesterday and the day before, you were seeking Dawid to be king over you.

Morphology

1. וּדְבַר (u-devar) – Root: דבר; Form: Conjunction + construct noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And the word of”; Notes: Introduces the subject of the clause.
2. אַבְנֵר (Avner) – Root: אבנר; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Avner”; Notes: Genitive in construct relationship with devar.
3. הָיָה (hayah) – Root: היה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “was”; Notes: Main verb, copula indicating past state.
4. עִם־זִקְנֵי (ʿim-ziqnei) – Root: עם, זקן; Form: Preposition + construct plural noun; Translation: “with the elders of”; Notes: Indicates company or relationship.
5. יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Genitive complement to ziqnei.
6. לֵאמֹר (lemor) – Root: אמר; Form: Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
7. גַּם־תְּמֹול (gam-temol) – Root: גם, תמול; Form: Adverb + noun; Translation: “also yesterday”; Notes: Emphasizes continuity.
8. גַּם־שִׁלְשֹׁם (gam-shilshom) – Root: שלשׁ; Form: Adverb; Translation: “also the day before yesterday”; Notes: Paired for emphasis.
9. הֱיִיתֶם (heyyitem) – Root: היה; Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you were”; Notes: Refers to the elders.
10. מְבַקְשִׁים (mevaqqeshim) – Root: בקשׁ; Form: Piel participle masculine plural; Translation: “seeking”; Notes: Continuous or habitual action.
11. אֶת־דָּוִד (et-Dawid) – Root: דוד; Form: Direct object marker + proper noun; Translation: “Dawid”; Notes: Object of the verb mevaqqeshim.
12. לְמֶלֶךְ (le-melekh) – Root: מלך; Form: Preposition + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “for king”; Notes: Desired role or status.
13. עֲלֵיכֶם (ʿalekhem) – Root: על; Form: Preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “over you”; Notes: Indicates rule or dominion.