- *wayyaʿan*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he answered
- *dāwiḏ*
- Proper noun, masculine singular - David
- *wayyōʾmer*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said
- *ʾăḥîmeleḵ*
- Proper noun, masculine singular - Ahimelech
- *ḥittî*
- Gentilic adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the Hittite
- *ʾăḇîšay*
- Proper noun, masculine singular - Abishai
- *ṣәrûyâ*
- Proper noun, feminine singular - Zeruiah
- *yôʾāḇ*
- Proper noun, masculine singular - Joab
- *lēʾmōr*
- Qal infinitive construct with preposition - saying
- *yērēḏ*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will go down
- *šāʾûl*
- Proper noun, masculine singular - Saul
- *maḥăneh*
- Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the camp
- *ʾērēḏ*
- Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will go down