- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - divine name
- *Dāwiḏ*
- proper noun, masculine singular - David
- *ʾāḇî*
- masculine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my father
- *yaʿan*
- conjunction - because
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - that/which
- *hāyāh*
- qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it was
- *ləḇāḇəḵā*
- masculine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heart
- *liḇnôṯ*
- qal infinitive construct - to build
- *bayiṯ*
- masculine singular noun - house/temple
- *šəmî*
- masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my name
- *hĕṭîḇōṯā*
- hiphil perfect 2nd masculine singular - you did well
- *kî*
- conjunction - because/for
- *ləḇāḇeḵā*
- masculine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heart