- *wayyōʾmer*
- qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *YHWH*
- proper divine name - Yahweh/LORD
- *ʾel-dāwîd*
- preposition + proper noun - to David
- *ʾābî*
- noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my father
- *yaʿan*
- conjunction - because
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - that
- *hāyāh*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it was
- *ʿim-ləbābəkā*
- preposition + noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - with your heart
- *libnôt*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - to build
- *bayit*
- noun, masculine singular - house
- *lišmî*
- preposition + noun + 1st singular suffix - for my name
- *hĕṭîbôtā*
- hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you did well
- *kî*
- conjunction - because/for
- *ʿim-ləbābekā*
- preposition + noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - with your heart