- *wə-yirʾû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with waw-consecutive - and they saw
- *bənê ʿammôn*
- noun, masculine plural construct + proper noun - sons of/children of Ammon
- *hitbāʾăšû*
- hithpael perfect, 3rd common plural - they made themselves odious
- *Dāwîd*
- proper noun, masculine singular - David
- *wə-yišlaḥ*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - and he sent
- *Ḥānûn*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Hanun
- *û-bənê*
- conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and sons of
- *ʿammôn*
- proper noun - Ammon
- *ʾelef*
- number - thousand
- *kikkar-kesef*
- noun, feminine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - talent(s) of silver
- *li-śkōr*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - to hire
- *lāhem*
- preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - for themselves
- *ʾĂram Nahărayim*
- proper noun + proper noun - Aram of the two rivers (Mesopotamia)
- *ʾĂram Maʿăkāh*
- proper noun + proper noun - Aram of Maacah
- *Ṣôbāh*
- proper noun - Zobah
- *rekeb*
- noun, masculine singular - chariots
- *û-pārāšîm*
- conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and horsemen