- *wə-yəṣaw*
- waw consecutive + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he commanded
- *ʾAbšālôm*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Absalom
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *nəʿārāyw*
- masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his young men
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying
- *rəʾû*
- Qal imperative masculine plural - see/watch
- *nāʾ*
- particle of entreaty - please
- *lēb*
- masculine singular construct noun - heart of
- *ʾAmnôn*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Amnon
- *yayin*
- masculine singular noun with definite article - the wine
- *wə-ʾāmartî*
- waw conjunction + Qal perfect 1st singular - and I will say
- *hakkû*
- Hiphil imperative masculine plural - strike
- *wə-hămittem*
- waw conjunction + Hiphil perfect 2nd masculine plural - and you shall kill
- *ʾal*
- negative particle - do not
- *tîrāʾû*
- Qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you fear
- *kî*
- conjunction - that/for
- *ʾānōkî*
- 1st person singular independent pronoun - I
- *ṣiwwîtî*
- Piel perfect 1st singular - I commanded
- *ḥizqû*
- Qal imperative masculine plural - be strong
- *wə-həyû*
- waw conjunction + Qal imperative masculine plural - and be
- *bənê*
- masculine plural construct noun - sons of
- *ḥayil*
- masculine singular noun - valor/strength