- *wayyakkēm*
- consecutive imperfect hiphil, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he struck them
- *dāwiḏ*
- proper noun - David
- *mēhanneep̄*
- preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - from the twilight/evening
- *wəʿaḏ*
- conjunction + preposition - and until
- *hāʿereḇ*
- definite article + noun masculine singular - the evening
- *ləmāḥŏrāṯām*
- preposition + noun feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - for their next day
- *wəlōʾ*
- conjunction + negative particle - and not
- *nimlaṭ*
- niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - escaped
- *kî ʾim*
- conjunction + conditional particle - except
- *ʾarbaʿ*
- cardinal number - four
- *mēʾôṯ*
- noun feminine plural construct - hundred of
- *ʾîš*
- noun masculine singular construct - men of
- *naʿar*
- noun masculine singular - young men
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - who/that
- *rāḵəḇû*
- qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they rode
- *ʿal*
- preposition - upon/on
- *haggəmallîm*
- definite article + noun masculine plural - the camels
- *wayyānusû*
- consecutive imperfect qal, 3rd common plural - and they fled