- *wa-yəhî*
- conjunction with qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened
- *ki-šmōaʿ*
- preposition with qal infinitive construct - when hearing
- *ʾĔlîšāʿ*
- proper noun - Elisha
- *ʾîš*
- noun, masculine singular construct - man of
- *hā-ʾĕlōhîm*
- definite article with noun, masculine plural - the God (the man of God)
- *kî*
- conjunction - that
- *qāraʿ*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he tore
- *melek*
- noun, masculine singular construct - king of
- *Yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *bəgādāyw*
- noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his clothes
- *wa-yišlaḥ*
- conjunction with qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sent
- *ʾel*
- preposition - to
- *ha-melek*
- definite article with noun, masculine singular - the king
- *lēʾmōr*
- qal infinitive construct - saying
- *lāmmāh*
- interrogative with preposition - why
- *qāraʿtā*
- qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you tore
- *bəgādêkā*
- noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your clothes
- *yāḇōʾ*
- qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let him come
- *nāʾ*
- particle - please
- *ʾēlay*
- preposition with 1st singular suffix - to me
- *wə-yēdaʿ*
- conjunction with qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will know
- *yēš*
- particle of existence - there is
- *nāḇîʾ*
- noun, masculine singular - prophet
- *bə-Yiśrāʾēl*
- preposition with proper noun - in Israel