- *wə-Dāwid*
- waw conjunction + proper noun, masculine - and David
- *bāʾ*
- perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came
- *Maḥănāyəmâ*
- proper noun, directional suffix - to Mahanaim
- *wə-ʾAbšālōm*
- waw conjunction + proper noun, masculine - and Absalom
- *ʿābar*
- perfect, 3rd masculine singular - crossed over
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *Yardēn*
- proper noun - Jordan
- *ʾîš*
- noun, masculine singular construct - men of
- *Yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel