- *wa-yiwwāʿeṣ*
- conjunction + niphal imperfect 3ms - and he consulted
- *melek*
- noun, masculine singular + definite article - the king
- *rəḥabəʿām*
- proper noun, masculine - Rehoboam
- *zəqēnîm*
- adjective, masculine plural + definite article - the elders
- *hāyû*
- qal perfect 3cp - they were
- *ʿōmədîm*
- qal participle masculine plural - standing
- *šəlōmōh*
- proper noun, masculine - Solomon
- *ʾābîw*
- noun, masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix - his father
- *bihyôtô*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct + 3ms suffix - in his being
- *ḥay*
- adjective, masculine singular - living
- *lēmōr*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying
- *nôʿāṣîm*
- niphal participle masculine plural - advising
- *dābār*
- noun, masculine singular - word/answer