- *wayyāqām*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw-consecutive - and he arose
- *Yôʾāv*
- proper name - Joab
- *wayyāvōʾ*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw-consecutive - and he came
- *ʾel-ʾAvšālôm*
- preposition + proper name - to Absalom
- *habbāytâ*
- definite article + noun with locative suffix - to the house
- *wayyōʾmer*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw-consecutive - and he said
- *ʾēlāyw*
- preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him
- *lāmmâ*
- interrogative - why
- *hiṣṣîtû*
- Hiphil perfect 3rd person plural - they set on fire
- *ʿăvādeḵā*
- masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servants
- *ʾet-haḥelqâ*
- direct object marker + definite article + feminine singular noun - the portion/field
- *ʾăšer-lî*
- relative pronoun + preposition with 1st person singular suffix - which is mine/that belongs to me
- *bāʾēš*
- preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - with the fire