Judges 11:5

וַיְהִ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁר־נִלְחֲמ֥וּ בְנֵֽי־עַמֹּ֖ון עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ זִקְנֵ֣י גִלְעָ֔ד לָקַ֥חַת אֶת־יִפְתָּ֖ח מֵאֶ֥רֶץ טֹֽוב׃

And it happened, when the sons of ʿAmmon fought against Yisraʾel, that the elders of Gileʿad went to take Yiftaḥ from the land of Ṭov.

Morphology

1. וַיְהִ֕י (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it happened”; Notes: Common narrative introduction.
2. כַּאֲשֶׁר־נִלְחֲמ֥וּ (kaʾasher-nilḥamu) – Root: לחם (laḥam); Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “when they fought”; Notes: Refers to an event that already occurred.
3. בְנֵֽי־עַמֹּ֖ון (bene-ʿAmmon) – Root: בן (ben) + עמון (ʿAmmon); Form: Construct noun phrase, masculine plural; Translation: “the sons of ʿAmmon”; Notes: Refers to the nation of ʿAmmon.
4. עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (ʿim-Yisraʾel) – Root: עם (ʿim) + ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “against Yisraʾel”; Notes: Indicates opposition in battle.
5. וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ (va-yeleḵu) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they went”; Notes: Refers to an action of movement.
6. זִקְנֵ֣י גִלְעָ֔ד (ziqnei Gilʿad) – Root: זקן (zaqen) + גלעד (Gilʿad); Form: Construct noun phrase, masculine plural; Translation: “the elders of Gilʿad”; Notes: Indicates leadership or council of elders.
7. לָקַ֥חַת (laqaḥat) – Root: לקח (laqaḥ); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “to take”; Notes: Indicates purpose of the action.
8. אֶת־יִפְתָּ֖ח (et-Yiftaḥ) – Root: יפתח (Yiftaḥ); Form: Proper noun with direct object marker; Translation: “Yiftaḥ”; Notes: Refers to the individual Yiftaḥ.
9. מֵאֶ֥רֶץ (me-erets) – Root: ארץ (erets); Form: Noun, feminine singular with prepositional prefix; Translation: “from the land of”; Notes: Indicates place of origin.
10. טֹֽוב׃ (Ṭov) – Root: טוב (ṭov); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ṭov”; Notes: Name of a geographical region.