- *wa-yōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
- *ha-meleḵ*
- definite article + masculine singular noun - the king
- *ʾel*
- preposition - to/unto
- *ṣāḏôq*
- proper noun - Zadok
- *ha-kōhēn*
- definite article + masculine singular noun - the priest
- *hă-rôʾê*
- interrogative particle + qal participle, masculine singular - are you a seer
- *ʾattâ*
- 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - you
- *šuḇâ*
- qal imperative, masculine singular with paragogic he - return
- *hā-ʿîr*
- definite article + feminine singular noun - the city
- *bə-šālôm*
- preposition + masculine singular noun - in peace
- *wa-ʾăḥîmaʿaṣ*
- conjunction + proper noun - and Ahimaaz
- *binḵā*
- masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your son
- *wîhônāṯān*
- proper noun - and Jonathan
- *ben*
- masculine singular noun construct - son of
- *ʾeḇyāṯār*
- proper noun - Abiathar
- *šənê*
- dual construct - two of
- *ḇənêḵem*
- masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your sons
- *ʾittəḵem*
- preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - with you