- *wə-yōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he said
- *ham-melek*
- definite article + noun ms - the king
- *lā-rāṣîm*
- preposition + definite article + noun mp - to the runners/guards
- *han-niṣṣābîm*
- definite article + Niphal participle mp - who were standing
- *ʿālāyw*
- preposition + 3ms suffix - beside him
- *sōbbû*
- Qal imperative mp - turn
- *wə-hāmîtû*
- waw conjunction + Hiphil imperative mp - and kill
- *kōhănê*
- noun mp construct - priests of
- *YHWH*
- divine name - YHWH
- *kî*
- conjunction - that
- *gam*
- adverb - also
- *yādām*
- noun fs + 3mp suffix - their hand
- *ʿim*
- preposition - with
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *wə-kî*
- waw conjunction + conjunction - and because
- *yādəʿû*
- Qal perfect 3mp - they knew
- *bōrēaḥ*
- Qal participle ms - fleeing
- *hûʾ*
- personal pronoun 3ms - he
- *wə-lōʾ*
- waw conjunction + negative particle - and not
- *gālû*
- Qal perfect 3mp - they revealed
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *ʾoznî*
- noun fs + 1cs suffix - my ear
- *ʾābû*
- Qal perfect 3mp - they were willing
- *ʿabdê*
- noun mp construct - servants of
- *lišlōaḥ*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to stretch forth
- *lipgōaʿ*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to fall upon
- *bə-kōhănê*
- preposition + noun mp construct - on priests of