- *kî*
- conjunction - for/because
- *kōh*
- adverb - thus, so
- *ʾāmar-YHWH*
- perfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal + divine name - YHWH said
- *ʾel-Šallum*
- preposition + proper noun - concerning Shallum
- *ben-Yōʾšiyyāhû*
- noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Josiah
- *melek*
- noun, masculine singular construct - king of
- *Yᵉhûdāh*
- proper noun - Judah
- *ha-mmōlēk*
- definite article + participle, masculine singular, qal - the one reigning
- *taḥat*
- preposition - instead of/in place of
- *Yōʾšiyyāhû*
- proper noun - Josiah
- *ʾābîw*
- noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - who
- *yāṣāʾ*
- perfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - he went out
- *min-ha-mmāqôm*
- preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - from the place
- *ha-zzeh*
- definite article + demonstrative, masculine singular - this
- *lōʾ-yāšûb*
- negative particle + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - he will not return
- *šām*
- adverb - there
- *ʿôd*
- adverb - again/yet/still