- *wa-yōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
- *dāwiḏ*
- proper noun - David
- *ʾel*
- preposition - to/unto
- *ʾittay*
- proper noun - Ittai
- *lēḵ*
- qal imperative, masculine singular - go
- *wa-ʿăḇōr*
- conjunction + qal imperative, masculine singular - and pass over
- *wa-yaʿăḇōr*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he passed over
- *ha-gittî*
- definite article + gentilic adjective - the Gittite
- *wə-ḵol*
- conjunction + noun - and all
- *ʾănāšāyw*
- masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his men
- *ha-ṭap*
- definite article + masculine singular collective noun - the little ones
- *ʾăšer*
- relative particle - who/that
- *ʾittô*
- preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with him