- *wayyōʾmərû*
- waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3mp - and they said
- *śārê*
- masculine plural construct - princes/officials of
- *bənê-ʿammôn*
- construct phrase - sons/children of Ammon
- *ḥānûn*
- proper name - Hanun
- *ʾădōnêhem*
- masculine plural noun with 3mp suffix - their lord
- *haməkabbēd*
- interrogative prefix with piel participle ms - Is [David] honoring?
- *dāwid*
- proper name - David
- *ʾet-ʾābîkā*
- direct object marker with masculine singular noun with 2ms suffix - your father
- *ʿênêkā*
- feminine dual noun with 2ms suffix - in your eyes/opinion
- *kî-šālaḥ*
- conjunction with qal perfect 3ms - because he sent
- *mənaḥămîm*
- piel participle mp - comforters
- *hălôʾ*
- interrogative particle - is it not?
- *baʿăbûr*
- preposition - for the sake of/in order to
- *ḥăqôr*
- qal infinitive absolute - to search/investigate
- *ʾet-hāʿîr*
- direct object marker with definite article and feminine singular noun - the city
- *ləraggəlāh*
- preposition with piel infinitive construct with 3fs suffix - to spy it out
- *ləhāpkāh*
- preposition with qal infinitive construct with 3fs suffix - to overthrow it
- *šālaḥ*
- qal perfect 3ms - he sent
- *ʾet-ʿăbādāyw*
- direct object marker with masculine plural noun with 3ms suffix - his servants
- *ʾēlêkā*
- preposition with 2ms suffix - to you