- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *ʾĂbîšay*
- proper noun - Abishai
- *ʿăbādāw*
- noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his servants
- *Hinnēh*
- demonstrative particle - behold
- *bənî*
- noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my son
- *yāṣāʾ*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came out
- *mimmēʿay*
- preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - from my bowels
- *məbaqqēš*
- piel participle, masculine singular - seeking
- *ʾeṯ-napšî*
- direct object marker + noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my life
- *ben-hayəmînî*
- noun construct + definite article + adjective - son of the Benjamite
- *Hannîḥû*
- hiphil imperative, masculine plural - leave
- *wîqallēl*
- waw conjunctive + piel imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - and let him curse
- *ʾāmar-lô*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - has said to him
- *Yəhwāh*
- proper noun - LORD