- *wə-yəhî*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it happened
- *šənātayim*
- dual noun - two years
- *yāmîm*
- masculine plural noun - days
- *wə-yihyû*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and there were
- *gōzəzîm*
- Qal participle masculine plural - shearers
- *ʾAbšālôm*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Absalom
- *Baʿal* *Ḥāṣôr*
- proper noun, place name - Baal Hazor
- *ʾEprāyim*
- proper noun - Ephraim
- *wə-yiqrāʾ*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he called
- *bənê*
- masculine plural construct noun - sons of
- *melek*
- masculine singular noun with definite article - the king