- *wayyaʿan*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he answered
- *hammelek*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king
- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *tĕnû*
- Qal imperative, masculine plural - give
- *lāh*
- preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *hayyālûd*
- definite article + Qal passive participle, masculine singular - the child/the one born
- *haḥay*
- definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the living
- *wĕhāmēt*
- conjunction + definite article + Qal infinitive absolute - and the killing
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *tĕmîtuhû*
- Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - kill him
- *hîʾ*
- personal pronoun, 3rd feminine singular - she
- *ʾimmô*
- noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mother