- *wayyaʿaś*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he did
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - as/which
- *ṣiwwāhû*
- piel perfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he commanded him
- *hāʾĕlōhîm*
- definite article + masculine plural (divine title) - the God
- *wayyakkû*
- waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they struck
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *maḥănēh*
- masculine singular construct - camp of
- *Pəlištîm*
- proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines
- *Gibʿôn*
- proper noun - Gibeon
- *Gāzrâ*
- proper noun - Gezer