- *wa-yarʾ*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he saw
- *Môʾāb*
- proper name - Moab
- *ḥāzaq*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it was too strong
- *mimmenû*
- preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - than him
- *ha-milḥāmāh*
- definite article + feminine singular noun - the battle
- *wa-yiqqaḥ*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took
- *ʾôtô*
- direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him
- *šĕbaʿ-mēʾôt*
- cardinal number - seven hundred
- *ʾîš*
- masculine singular noun - men
- *šōlēp ḥereb*
- qal participle, masculine singular construct + feminine singular noun - drawing sword
- *lĕhabqîaʿ*
- preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to break through
- *ʾĔdôm*
- proper name - Edom
- *yākōlû*
- qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were able