- *wə-yišlaḥ*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he sent
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *malʾāḵîm*
- plural noun - messengers
- *ʾanšê*
- construct state plural noun - men of
- *Yāḇêš*
- proper noun - Jabesh
- *Gilʿād*
- proper noun - Gilead
- *wə-yōʾmer*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said
- *bərûḵîm*
- passive participle mp - blessed [ones]
- *ʾattem*
- 2mp pronoun - you
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - Yahweh/LORD
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - who
- *ʿăśîtem*
- qal perfect 2mp - you did
- *ha-ḥesed*
- definite article + noun ms - the kindness/loyalty
- *ha-zeh*
- definite article + demonstrative ms - this
- *ʾădōnêḵem*
- noun + 2mp suffix - your lord
- *Šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul
- *wə-tiqbərû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 2mp - and you buried