- *wayyōʾmer*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *ʾāḵîš*
- proper noun - Achish
- *lāḵên*
- adverb - therefore/so/thus
- *têdaʿ*
- imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will know
- *ʾêt*
- direct object marker
- *yaʿăśeh*
- imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will do
- *ʿaḇdêḵā*
- masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant
- *šōmêr*
- masculine singular participle - keeper/guard
- *rōʾšî*
- masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my head
- *ʾăśîməḵā*
- imperfect, 1st singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I will appoint you
- *yāmîm*
- masculine plural noun with definite article - the days