- *wayəhî*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *hāyâ* - and it happened
- *meleḵ*
- masculine singular noun - king
- *ʿōḇēr*
- participle, masculine singular - passing by
- *ṣāʿaq*
- perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he cried out
- *wayyōʾmer*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *ʿaḇdəḵā*
- masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant
- *yāṣāʾ*
- perfect, 3rd masculine singular - went out
- *qereḇ-ha-milḥāmâ*
- construct + definite article + feminine singular noun - midst of the battle
- *hinnê-ʾîš*
- particle + masculine singular noun - behold, a man
- *sār*
- participle, masculine singular - turning aside
- *wayyāḇēʾ*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he brought
- *šəmōr*
- imperative, masculine singular - guard
- *ha-ʾîš hazze*
- definite article + masculine singular noun + demonstrative - this man
- *hippāqēḏ yippāqēḏ*
- infinitive absolute + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Niphal - missing he shall be missed
- *hāyəṯâ*
- perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - shall be
- *nap̄šəḵā*
- feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your life
- *taḥaṯ*
- preposition - instead of
- *nap̄šô*
- feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his life
- *ʾô*
- conjunction - or
- *kikkar-kesep̄*
- construct state - talent of silver
- *tišqôl*
- imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall weigh/pay