- *wə-yōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *ha-melek*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king
- *šālôm*
- noun, masculine singular - peace/welfare/well-being
- *la-naʿar*
- preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the young man
- *lə-ʾabšālôm*
- preposition + proper noun, masculine singular - to Absalom
- *ʾăḥîmaʿaṣ*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Ahimaaz
- *rāʾîtî*
- qal perfect, 1st common singular - I saw
- *he-hāmôn*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the crowd/multitude/tumult
- *ha-gādôl*
- definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the great
- *li-šəlōaḥ*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - to send
- *ʿebed*
- noun, masculine singular construct - servant of
- *yôʾāb*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Joab
- *wə-ʾet*
- conjunction + direct object marker
- *ʿabdekā*
- noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant
- *wə-lōʾ*
- conjunction + negative particle - and not
- *yādaʿtî*
- qal perfect, 1st common singular - I knew
- *mâ*
- interrogative pronoun - what