- *wayyōʾmer*
- Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
- *melek*
- masculine singular noun - king
- *yissōb*
- Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let him turn
- *bêtô*
- masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his house
- *pānay*
- common plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my face
- *yirʾeh*
- Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will see
- *wayyissōb*
- Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he turned
- *ʾAbšālôm*
- proper name - Absalom
- *rāʾāh*
- Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he saw