- *wa-*
- consecutive - and
- *yiḇqəʿû*
- qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they broke through
- *šəlōšeṯ*
- number, construct - three of
- *ha-*
- definite article - the
- *gibbōrîm*
- noun, masculine plural - mighty men
- *bə-*
- preposition - in
- *maḥănēh*
- noun, masculine singular construct - camp of
- *Pəlištîm*
- proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines
- *yišʾăḇû*
- qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they drew
- *mayim*
- noun, masculine plural - water
- *min-*
- preposition - from
- *bōʾr*
- noun, masculine singular construct - well of
- *Bêṯ*
- noun, masculine singular construct - Bethlehem
- *Leḥem*
- proper noun - Lehem
- *ʾăšer*
- relative particle - which
- *ba-*
- preposition + definite article - in the
- *šaʿar*
- noun, masculine singular - gate
- *yiśʾû*
- qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they carried
- *yāḇîʾû*
- hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they brought
- *ʾel*
- preposition - to
- *Dāwiḏ*
- proper noun - David
- *wə-*
- conjunction - and
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *ʾāḇāh*
- qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he was willing
- *li-*
- preposition - to
- *štôṯām*
- qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - drink them
- *yassēḵ*
- hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he poured out
- *ʾōṯām*
- direct object marker + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them
- *la-*
- preposition - to
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - the LORD