- *wayyirʾû*
- waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3mp - and they saw
- *bənê*
- masculine plural construct - sons of/children of
- *ʿammôn*
- proper name - Ammon
- *kî*
- conjunction - that
- *nibʾăšû*
- niphal perfect 3cp - they made themselves odious/offensive
- *bədāwid*
- preposition with proper name - against David
- *wayyišləḥû*
- waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3mp - and they sent
- *bənê-ʿammôn*
- construct phrase - sons/children of Ammon
- *wayyiśkərû*
- waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3mp - and they hired
- *ʾet-ʾăram*
- direct object marker with proper name - Aram
- *bêt-rəḥôb*
- construct phrase - Beth-rehob
- *ṣôbāʾ*
- proper name - Zobah
- *ʿeśrîm*
- cardinal number - twenty
- *ʾelep*
- masculine singular - thousand
- *raglî*
- masculine singular adjective - foot soldiers
- *ʾet-melek*
- direct object marker with masculine singular construct - king of
- *maʿăkāh*
- proper name - Maacah
- *ʾîš*
- masculine singular noun - man/men
- *ṭôb*
- proper name - Tob
- *šənêm-ʿāśār*
- cardinal number - twelve