- *yō'mer*
- Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - he said
- *yô'āḇ*
- proper noun
- *melekh*
- definite noun - the king
- *yôsēp̄*
- Hiphil imperfect jussive 3rd masculine singular - may he add
- *YHWH*
- divine name
- *'ĕlōhêkā*
- noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God
- *hā'ām*
- definite noun - the people
- *mē'āh*
- numeral - hundred
- *pə'āmîm*
- plural noun - times
- *'ênê*
- construct plural noun - eyes of
- *'ăḏōnî-hamelekh*
- noun with 1st singular suffix + definite noun - my lord the king
- *rō'ôt*
- Qal participle feminine plural - seeing
- *'aḏōnî*
- noun with 1st singular suffix - my lord
- *lāmmāh*
- interrogative - why
- *ḥāp̄ēṣ*
- Qal participle masculine singular - delighting in/desiring
- *dāḇār*
- noun - word/thing/matter
- *zeh*
- demonstrative pronoun - this