- *yāsōbbû*
- third person masculine plural qal imperfect consecutive - and they surrounded/encircled
- *něʿārîm*
- masculine plural noun - young men/servants/attendants
- *nōśěʾê*
- masculine plural qal participle construct - carriers/bearers of
- *kělê*
- masculine plural construct - weapons/armor/instruments of
- *Yôʾāḇ*
- proper noun - Joab
- *yakkû*
- third person masculine plural hiphil imperfect consecutive - and they struck/smote
- *ʾeṯ*
- direct object marker
- *ʾAḇšālôm*
- proper noun - Absalom
- *yěmîṯuhû*
- third person masculine plural hiphil imperfect consecutive with third person masculine singular suffix - and they killed him