- *wayyō'mer*
- Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
- *makkēh*
- Hiphil participle masculine singular - striking/one who strikes
- *Yᵊḇûsî*
- gentilic adjective, masculine singular - Jebusite
- *bārī'šônāh*
- article + adjective feminine singular - in the first
- *yihyeh*
- Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will be
- *rō'š*
- noun masculine singular - head/chief
- *śār*
- noun masculine singular - commander/official
- *wayyaʿal*
- Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he went up
- *Yô'āḇ*
- proper noun, masculine - Joab
- *Ṣᵊrûyāh*
- proper noun - Zeruiah
- *wayᵊhî*
- Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he became