- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *Ḥûšay*
- proper noun - Hushai
- *ʾAbšālôm*
- proper noun - Absalom
- *Lōʾ*
- negative particle - no
- *bāḥar*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has chosen
- *Yəhwāh*
- proper noun - LORD
- *hāʿām*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people
- *ʾîš Yiśrāʾēl*
- noun construct + proper noun - men of Israel
- *lô*
- preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
- *ʾehyeh*
- qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will be
- *ʾēšēb*
- qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will remain/stay