1 Samuel 14:35

וַיִּ֧בֶן שָׁא֛וּל מִזְבֵּ֖חַ לַֽיהוָ֑ה אֹתֹ֣ו הֵחֵ֔ל לִבְנֹ֥ות מִזְבֵּ֖חַ לַֽיהוָֽה׃ פ

And Shaʾul built an altar to YHWH; it was the first he began to build an altar to YHWH.

Morphology

1. וַיִּ֧בֶן (vayyiven) – Root: בנה (banah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he built”; Notes: Narrative verb indicating completed action.
2. שָׁא֛וּל (Shaʾul) – Root: שאול (Shaʾul); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Shaʾul”; Notes: Refers to the first king of Yisraʾel.
3. מִזְבֵּ֖חַ (mizbeaḥ) – Root: מזבח (mizbeaḥ); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “altar”; Notes: A structure used for sacrifices.
4. לַֽיהוָ֑ה (la-YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “to YHWH”; Notes: Indicates the purpose of the altar.
5. אֹתֹ֣ו (ʾoto) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Direct object marker with pronominal suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “it”; Notes: Refers back to the altar.
6. הֵחֵ֔ל (heḥel) – Root: חלל (ḥalal); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he began”; Notes: Indicates the start of an action.
7. לִבְנֹ֥ות (livnot) – Root: בנה (banah); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “to build”; Notes: Expresses purpose.
8. מִזְבֵּ֖חַ (mizbeaḥ) – Root: מזבח (mizbeaḥ); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “an altar”; Notes: Repetition emphasizes the action.
9. לַֽיהוָֽה (la-YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “to YHWH”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis.