- *wa-yəṣaw*
- conjunction + piel imperfect, 3ms - and he commanded
- *Šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul
- *ʾet-ʿăbādāw*
- direct object marker + masculine plural noun + 3ms suffix - his servants
- *dabbərû*
- piel imperative, 2mp - speak
- *ʾel-Dāwid*
- preposition + proper noun - to David
- *ba-llāṭ*
- preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - privately/secretly
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying
- *hinnê*
- interjection - behold
- *ḥāpēṣ*
- qal perfect, 3ms - he delights
- *bəkā*
- preposition + 2ms suffix - in you
- *ha-melek*
- definite article + masculine singular noun - the king
- *wə-kol-ʿăbādāyw*
- conjunction + noun construct + masculine plural noun + 3ms suffix - and all his servants
- *ʾăhēbûkā*
- qal perfect, 3cp + 2ms suffix - they love you
- *wə-ʿattâ*
- conjunction + adverb - and now
- *hitḥattēn*
- hithpael imperative, 2ms - become related by marriage
- *ba-melek*
- preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - with the king