- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *hammelek*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king
- *zōʾt*
- demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this one
- *ʾōmeret*
- Qal participle, feminine singular - says/is saying
- *zeh*
- demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this
- *bĕnî*
- noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my son
- *haḥay*
- definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the living
- *ûbĕnēk*
- conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - and your son
- *hammēt*
- definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the dead
- *wĕzōʾt*
- conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - and this one
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - no
- *kî*
- conjunction - for/because
- *bĕnēk*
- noun, masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your son
- *ûbĕnî*
- conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and my son
- *heḥāy*
- definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the living