- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *yôʾāb*
- proper noun - Joab
- *yōsēp*
- hiphil imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - may he add
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
- *ʿammô*
- masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people
- *pĕʿāmîm*
- feminine plural noun - times
- *hălōʾ*
- interrogative particle - are not
- *ʾădōnî*
- masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my lord
- *hammelek*
- definite article + masculine singular noun - the king
- *laʿăbādîm*
- preposition + masculine plural noun - as servants
- *lāmmâ*
- interrogative - why
- *yĕbaqqēš*
- piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he seeks
- *zōʾt*
- feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - this thing
- *yihyê*
- qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be
- *lĕʾašmâ*
- preposition + feminine singular noun - as guilt/liability