- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *yônādāv*
- proper noun - Jonadab
- *melekh*
- masculine singular with definite article - the king
- *bənê*
- masculine plural construct - sons of
- *bāʾû*
- qal perfect, 3rd plural - they came
- *dəvar*
- masculine singular construct - word of
- *ʿavdəkhā*
- masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant
- *hāyâ*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it was/happened