- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun, masculine singular - David
- *laʾĂḥîmelek*
- preposition + proper noun, masculine singular - to Ahimelech
- *hakkōhēn*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular, absolute - the priest
- *hammelek*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular, absolute - the king
- *ṣiwwanî*
- piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - he commanded me
- *dābār*
- noun, masculine singular, absolute - word/matter/thing
- *ʾîš*
- noun, masculine singular, absolute - man/anyone
- *yēdaʿ*
- qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular jussive - let know/know
- *meʾûmâ*
- noun, masculine singular - anything
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *haddābār*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular, absolute - the word/matter/thing
- *ʾānōkî*
- personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I
- *šōlēaḥăkā*
- qal active participle, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - sending you
- *ṣiwwîtîkā*
- piel perfect, 1st person singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - I commanded you
- *hanneʿārîm*
- definite article + noun, masculine plural, absolute - the young men/servants
- *yôdaʿtî*
- hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - I made known/informed/directed
- *meqôm*
- noun, masculine singular, construct - place of
- *pelōnî*
- adjective, masculine singular - certain/specific
- *ʾalmônî*
- adjective, masculine singular - such and such/unnamed