- *wayyāḇōʾ*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he came
- *dāwiḏ*
- Proper noun, masculine singular - David
- *ʾăḇîšay*
- Proper noun, masculine singular - Abishai
- *ʿām*
- Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people/troops
- *laylâ*
- Noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition - by night
- *wәhinnēh*
- Demonstrative particle - and behold
- *šāʾûl*
- Proper noun, masculine singular - Saul
- *šōḵēḇ*
- Qal participle, masculine singular - lying
- *yāšēn*
- Qal participle, masculine singular - sleeping
- *maʿgāl*
- Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the entrenchment/wagon-circle
- *wăḥănîṯô*
- Noun, feminine singular with conjunction and 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his spear
- *mәʿûḵâ*
- Qal passive participle, feminine singular - stuck/thrust
- *ʾāreṣ*
- Noun, feminine singular with prefixed preposition and definite article - in the ground
- *mәraʾăšōṯāyw*
- Noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - at his head
- *ʾaḇnēr*
- Proper noun, masculine singular - Abner
- *šōḵәḇîm*
- Qal participle, masculine plural - lying
- *sәḇîḇōṯāyw*
- Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - around him