- *wayyaʿan*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he answered
- *hakkōhēn*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular, absolute - the priest
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun, masculine singular - David
- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *leḥem*
- noun, masculine singular, absolute - bread
- *ḥōl*
- noun, masculine singular, absolute - common/profane/ordinary
- *yādî*
- noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my hand
- *qōdeš*
- noun, masculine singular, absolute - holy/sacred
- *yēš*
- particle of existence - there is/are
- *nišmerû*
- niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they kept themselves/were kept
- *hanneʿārîm*
- definite article + noun, masculine plural, absolute - the young men/servants
- *ʾiššâ*
- noun, feminine singular, absolute - woman