- *wayyōʾmer*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said
- *dāwiḏ*
- Proper noun, masculine singular - David
- *ʾaḇnēr*
- Proper noun, masculine singular - Abner
- *hǎlôʾ*
- Interrogative particle - are not
- *ʾîš*
- Noun, masculine singular - man
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- Proper noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition - in Israel
- *šāmartā*
- Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you guarded
- *ʾel*
- Preposition - over
- *ʾăḏōneḵā*
- Noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your lord
- *meleḵ*
- Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king
- *ḇāʾ*
- Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - came
- *ʿām*
- Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people/troops
- *lәhašḥîṯ*
- Hiphil infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - to destroy
- *ʾeṯ*
- Direct object marker