- *wayehī*
- verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened
- *bihyōt*
- preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - when was
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun, masculine - David
- *ʾet*
- preposition - with/against
- *ʾĔdōm*
- proper noun - Edom
- *baʿălōt*
- preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - when went up
- *Yōʾāḇ*
- proper noun, masculine - Joab
- *sar*
- noun, masculine, singular, construct - commander of
- *tsāḇāʾ*
- article + noun, masculine, singular, absolute - the army
- *qabbēr*
- verb, piel infinitive construct - to bury
- *ḥălālīm*
- article + noun, masculine, plural, absolute - the slain
- *wayyak*
- verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he struck
- *zākhār*
- noun, masculine, singular - male