- *naʿar*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - the boy/servant
- *bāʾ*
- qal perfect 3ms - came/went
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *qām*
- qal perfect 3ms - arose/got up
- *negeb*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - the south/Negev
- *wayyippōl*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he fell
- *ʾappāyw*
- noun, masculine dual + 3ms suffix - his face/nostrils
- *ʾarṣāh*
- noun, feminine singular + directional he - to the ground
- *wayyištaḥû*
- waw consecutive + hishtaphel imperfect 3ms - and he bowed down
- *šālōš*
- numeral, feminine - three
- *pəʿāmîm*
- noun, feminine plural - times
- *wayyiššəqû*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they kissed
- *ʾîš*
- noun, masculine singular - man/each
- *rēʿēhû*
- noun, masculine singular + 3ms suffix - his friend/neighbor
- *wayyibkû*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they wept
- *higdîl*
- hiphil perfect 3ms - he made great/exceeded