- *wayaʿal*
- waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went up
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun, masculine singular - David
- *šām*
- adverb - there/that place
- *wayyēšeb*
- waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he dwelt/sat/remained
- *meṣādôt*
- noun, feminine plural construct - strongholds/fortresses of
- *ʿÊn-gedî*
- proper noun - En-gedi (place name, literally 'spring of the kid')