- *wa-yōʾmer*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive - and he said
- *ha-melek*
- definite article + noun masculine singular - the king
- *ʿăbādāyw*
- noun masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his servants
- *hălôʾ*
- interrogative particle + negative particle - do not
- *tēdʿû*
- Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you know
- *śar*
- noun masculine singular - chief/prince/commander
- *wə-gādôl*
- conjunction + adjective masculine singular - and great
- *nāpal*
- Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he fell
- *ha-yôm*
- definite article + noun masculine singular - the day
- *ha-zeh*
- definite article + demonstrative adjective masculine singular - this
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel