- *wa-yyēṣēʾ*
- conjunction + verb, imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular, Qal - and he went out
- *Dāwîd*
- proper noun - David
- *li-f̱nêhem*
- preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to before them/to their presence
- *wa-yyaʿan*
- conjunction + verb, imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular, Qal - and he answered
- *wa-yyōʾmer*
- conjunction + verb, imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular, Qal - and he said
- *lāhem*
- preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them
- *ʾim-lə-šālôm*
- conditional particle + preposition + noun, masculine singular - if for peace
- *bāʾtem*
- verb, perfect, 2nd masculine plural, Qal - you came
- *ʾēlay*
- preposition + 1st singular suffix - to me
- *lə-ʿāzərēnî*
- preposition + infinitive construct, Qal + 1st singular suffix - to help me
- *yihyeh-lî*
- verb, imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Qal + preposition + 1st singular suffix - there will be to me
- *ʿălêḵem*
- preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - toward you
- *lēḇāḇ*
- noun, masculine singular - heart
- *lə-yāḥad*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular - to union/united
- *wə-ʾim-lə-rammôtanî*
- conjunction + conditional particle + preposition + infinitive construct, Piel + 1st singular suffix - but if to betray me
- *lə-ṣāray*
- preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 1st singular suffix - to my adversaries
- *bə-lōʾ*
- preposition + negative particle - with no
- *ḥāmās*
- noun, masculine singular - violence
- *bə-kappay*
- preposition + noun, feminine dual construct + 1st singular suffix - in my palms/hands
- *yēreʾ*
- verb, imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Qal, jussive - may he see
- *ʾĔlōhê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - God of
- *ʾăḇôtênû*
- noun, masculine plural construct + 1st plural suffix - our fathers
- *wə-yôḵaḥ*
- conjunction + verb, imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Hiphil, jussive - and may he decide