- *wə-li-bənô*
- conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and to his son
- *ʾettēn*
- imperfect, 1st singular - I will give
- *šēbeṭ*
- noun, masculine singular construct - tribe of
- *ʾekhād*
- cardinal number - one
- *lə-maʿan*
- preposition + noun - for the sake of
- *hĕyôt*
- infinitive construct - being/existing
- *nîr*
- noun, masculine singular - lamp/light
- *lə-Dāwid*
- preposition + proper noun - for David
- *ʿabdî*
- noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my servant
- *kol*
- noun - all
- *ha-yāmîm*
- article + noun, masculine plural - the days
- *lə-pānay*
- preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 1st singular suffix - before me
- *bi-Yərûšālaim*
- preposition + proper noun - in Jerusalem
- *hā-ʿîr*
- article + noun, feminine singular - the city
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - which/that
- *bākharti*
- perfect, 1st singular - I chose
- *lî*
- preposition + 1st singular suffix - for myself
- *lā-śûm*
- preposition + infinitive construct - to put/place
- *šəmî*
- noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my name
- *šām*
- adverb - there