- *wə-yōʾmer*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said
- *meleḵ*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king
- *šəʾal*
- qal imperative, masculine singular - ask/inquire
- *zeh*
- demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this
- *ʿālem*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - the young man/youth