- *wayyivraḥ*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he fled
- *ʾavšālôm*
- proper noun - Absalom
- *wayyiśśāʾ*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he lifted
- *naʿar*
- masculine singular with definite article - the young man
- *ṣōpeh*
- qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the watchman/lookout
- *ʿênāyw*
- feminine dual with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes (corrected reading)
- *wayyarʾ*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he saw
- *ʿam*
- masculine singular - people
- *rav*
- masculine singular - many/great
- *hōləkhîm*
- qal participle, masculine plural - going/walking
- *derekh*
- masculine singular - way/road
- *ʾaḥărāyw*
- preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - after him/behind him
- *ṣad*
- masculine singular - side
- *hār*
- masculine singular with definite article - the mountain/hill