- *wə-yədabbēr*
- waw-consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he spoke
- *ʾēlāyw*
- preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
- *kōh-ʾāmar*
- adverb + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - thus says
- *YHWH*
- divine name - Yahweh
- *yaʿan*
- conjunction - because
- *ʾăsher-shālaḥtā*
- relative particle + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - that you sent
- *malʾākîm*
- noun, masculine plural - messengers
- *li-drōsh*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - to inquire
- *bə-Baʿal zəbûb*
- preposition + proper noun compound - of Baal-zebub
- *ʾĕlōhê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - god of
- *ʿEqrôn*
- proper noun - Ekron
- *hă-mib-bəlî*
- interrogative + preposition + negative particle - is it because there is no
- *ʾên-ʾĕlōhîm*
- negative particle + noun, masculine plural - no God
- *bə-Yisrāʾēl*
- preposition + proper noun - in Israel
- *bi-dbārô*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his word
- *lākēn*
- adverb - therefore
- *ha-miṭṭāh*
- definite article + noun, feminine singular - the bed
- *ʾăsher-ʿālîtā*
- relative particle + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - which you went up
- *shām*
- adverb - there
- *lōʾ-tērēd*
- negative particle + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall not come down
- *mimmennāh*
- preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - from it
- *kî-môt*
- conjunction + qal infinitive absolute - for surely die
- *tāmût*
- qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall die