- *wayyappîlû*
- waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they cast
- *gam*
- adverb - also
- *hēm*
- independent pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - they
- *gôrālôt*
- masculine plural noun - lots
- *ləʿummat*
- preposition + construct feminine singular - corresponding to/opposite
- *ʾăḥêhem*
- masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their brothers
- *bənê*
- construct masculine plural - sons of
- *ʾahărōn*
- proper name, masculine singular - Aaron
- *lipnê*
- preposition + construct plural - before
- *dāwîd*
- proper name, masculine singular - David
- *hammelek*
- definite article + masculine singular noun - the king
- *wə-ṣādôq*
- conjunction + proper name, masculine singular - and Zadok
- *wa-ʾăḥîmelek*
- conjunction + proper name, masculine singular - and Ahimelech
- *wə-rāšê*
- conjunction + construct masculine plural - and heads of
- *hāʾābôt*
- definite article + masculine plural noun - the fathers
- *lakkōhănîm*
- preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - for the priests
- *wə-lalwiyyîm*
- conjunction + preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - and for the Levites
- *ʾābôt*
- masculine plural noun - fathers
- *hārōʾš*
- definite article + masculine singular noun - the chief
- *ʾāḥîw*
- masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brother
- *haqqāṭān*
- definite article + masculine singular adjective - the younger/smallest