- *wayyihyû*
- verb, qal imperfect consecutive 3rd plural - and they were
- *dāwîd*
- proper noun - David
- *yāmîm*
- noun plural - days
- *šəlôšāh*
- numeral - three
- *ʾōkəlîm*
- participle masculine plural - eating
- *wə-šôtîm*
- conjunction + participle masculine plural - and drinking
- *kî*
- conjunction - because/for
- *hēkînû*
- verb, hiphil perfect 3rd plural - they prepared
- *ʾăḥêhem*
- noun masculine plural construct + 3rd plural suffix - their brothers