- *wayyišlaḥ*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw-consecutive - and he sent
- *ʾAvšālôm*
- proper name - Absalom
- *ʾel-Yôʾāv*
- preposition + proper name - to Joab
- *lišlōaḥ*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to send
- *ʾōtô*
- direct object marker with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him
- *ʾel-hammeleḵ*
- preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - to the king
- *wəlōʾ*
- waw-conjunction + negative particle - and not
- *ʾāvâ*
- Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he was willing/consented
- *lāvôʾ*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to come
- *ʾēlāyw*
- preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him
- *ʿôd*
- adverb - again/still
- *šēnît*
- feminine ordinal number - second time