- *wə-yōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *ha-melek*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king
- *ʾel*
- preposition - to/toward
- *ha-kûšî*
- definite article + gentilic noun, masculine singular - the Cushite
- *hă*
- interrogative particle - is?
- *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
- *yihyû*
- qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - may they be
- *ka-naʿar*
- preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - like the young man
- *ʾōyəbê*
- qal participle, masculine plural construct - enemies of
- *ʾădōnî*
- noun, masculine singular construct + 1st common singular suffix - my lord
- *wə*
- conjunction - and
- *kōl*
- noun, masculine singular construct - all of
- *ʾăšer*
- relative particle - who/which/that
- *qāmû*
- qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they rose
- *ʿālêkā*
- preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - against you
- *lə-rāʿâ*
- preposition + noun, feminine singular - for evil/harm