- *wayyaʿan*
- consecutive imperfect qal, 3rd masculine singular - and he answered
- *kāl*
- noun masculine singular construct - all of
- *ʾîš*
- noun masculine singular - each man
- *rāʿ*
- adjective masculine singular - evil/wicked
- *ûḇəliyyaʿal*
- conjunction + noun masculine singular - and worthlessness/wickedness
- *mēhāʾănāšîm*
- preposition + definite article + noun masculine plural - from the men
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - which/that
- *hāləḵû*
- qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they went
- *ʿim*
- preposition - with
- *dāwiḏ*
- proper noun - David
- *wayyōʾmərû*
- consecutive imperfect qal, 3rd common plural - and they said
- *yaʿan*
- conjunction - because
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *nittēn*
- qal imperfect, 1st common plural - we will give
- *mēhaššālāl*
- preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - from the spoil
- *hiṣṣalnû*
- hiphil perfect, 1st common plural - we rescued/delivered
- *kî-ʾim*
- conjunction + conditional particle - but/except
- *ʾeṯ*
- direct object marker
- *ʾištô*
- noun feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife
- *wəʾeṯ*
- conjunction + direct object marker
- *bānāyw*
- noun masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons
- *wəyinhăḡû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - and let them lead away
- *wəyēlēḵû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - and let them go