- *bôʾ*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he came/went in
- *dāwid*
- proper noun, masculine singular - David
- *bayit*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - the house
- *yᵉrûšālayim*
- proper noun - Jerusalem
- *lāqaḥ*
- qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he took
- *meleḵ*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king
- *ʾēt*
- direct object marker
- *nāšîm*
- noun, feminine plural - women
- *pîlagšîm*
- noun, feminine plural - concubines
- *hinnîaḥ*
- hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he had left
- *šāmar*
- qal infinitive construct - to keep/guard
- *nātan*
- qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he put them
- *bêt*
- noun, masculine singular construct - house of
- *mišmeret*
- noun, feminine singular - ward/custody/guard
- *kilkēl*
- pilpel imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he provided for them
- *hāyâ*
- qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd feminine plural - and they were
- *ṣᵉrûrôt*
- qal passive participle, feminine plural - confined/bound
- *yôm*
- noun, masculine singular construct - day of
- *mûtān*
- noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd feminine plural suffix - their death
- *ʾalmᵉnût*
- noun, feminine singular construct - widowhood of
- *ḥayyût*
- noun, feminine plural - living