- *wə-yōʾmer*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - and he said
- *Dāwîd*
- proper noun, masculine singular - David
- *ʾeʿĕśeh-ḥesed*
- qal imperfect, 1st singular + noun, masculine singular - I will show/do kindness
- *Ḥānûn*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Hanun
- *ben-Nāḥāš*
- noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Nahash
- *ʿāśāh*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he did/showed
- *ʾābîw*
- noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father
- *ḥesed*
- noun, masculine singular - kindness/loyalty/covenant faithfulness
- *wə-yišlaḥ*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - and he sent
- *malʾākîm*
- noun, masculine plural - messengers/ambassadors
- *wə-yābōʾû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with waw-consecutive - and they came
- *ʿabdê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - servants of
- *ʾereṣ*
- noun, feminine singular construct - land of
- *bənê-ʿammôn*
- noun, masculine plural construct + proper noun - sons of/children of Ammon