- *wə-yaʿan*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he answered
- *ʾĂḥîmelek*
- proper noun - Ahimelech
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *ham-melek*
- definite article + noun ms - the king
- *wə-yōʾmar*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he said
- *û-mî*
- waw conjunction + interrogative pronoun - and who
- *bə-kol*
- preposition + noun construct - among all
- *ʿăbādeykā*
- noun mp + 2ms suffix - your servants
- *kə-Dāwid*
- preposition + proper noun - like David
- *neʾĕmān*
- Niphal participle ms - faithful
- *wa-ḥătan*
- waw conjunction + noun ms construct - and son-in-law of
- *wə-sār*
- waw conjunction + Qal participle ms - and turning aside
- *ʾel*
- preposition - to
- *mišmaʿtekā*
- noun fs + 2ms suffix - your bidding
- *wə-nikbād*
- waw conjunction + Niphal participle ms - and honored
- *bə-bêtekā*
- preposition + noun ms + 2ms suffix - in your house