- *ʾāmar*
- qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *dāwid*
- proper noun, masculine singular - David
- *ʾăvîšay*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Abishai
- *rāʿaʿ*
- qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will do harm
- *šebaʿ*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Sheba
- *ben*
- noun, masculine singular construct - son of
- *bikrî*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Bichri
- *ʾavšālôm*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Absalom
- *lāqaḥ*
- qal imperative, masculine singular - take
- *ʿeved*
- noun, masculine plural construct - servants of
- *ʾādôn*
- noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your lord
- *rādap*
- qal imperative, masculine singular - pursue
- *ʾaḥărê*
- preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - after him
- *māṣāʾ*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has found
- *ʿārîm*
- noun, feminine plural - cities
- *bᵉṣûrôt*
- qal passive participle, feminine plural - fortified
- *nāṣal*
- hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has delivered
- *ʿayin*
- noun, feminine singular construct with 1st common plural suffix - our eye