- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *hammelek*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king
- *gizrû*
- Qal imperative, masculine plural - cut/divide
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *hayyeled*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the child
- *haḥay*
- definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the living
- *lišnāyim*
- preposition + number, masculine dual - in two
- *ûtĕnû*
- conjunction + Qal imperative, masculine plural - and give
- *haḥăṣî*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the half
- *lĕʾaḥat*
- preposition + number, feminine singular - to one
- *wĕʾet*
- conjunction + direct object marker
- *lĕʾeḥāt*
- preposition + number, feminine singular - to one