- *šəmaʿ*
- Qal imperative masculine singular - hear/listen
- *nāʾ*
- particle of entreaty - please
- *ʾăḏōnî*
- masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my lord
- *meleḵ*
- masculine singular noun with definite article - the king
- *tippāl*
- Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular jussive - let fall
- *təḥinnātî*
- feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my supplication
- *təšiḇēnî*
- Hiphil imperfect 2nd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix + negative particle - do not return me
- *bêt*
- masculine singular construct - house of
- *Yəhônātān*
- proper noun - Jonathan
- *sōp̄ēr*
- masculine singular noun with definite article - the scribe
- *ʾāmût*
- Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will die