- *wa-yəšallaḥ*
- waw-consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sent out
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun, masculine singular - David
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *ha-ʿām*
- definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the people/troops
- *ha-šəlišit*
- definite article + ordinal number, feminine singular - the third (part)
- *Yôʾāb*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Joab
- *ʾĂbîšay*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Abishai
- *Ṣərûyāh*
- proper noun, feminine singular - Zeruiah
- *ʾIttay*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Ittai
- *ha-Gittî*
- definite article + gentilic noun, masculine singular - the Gittite
- *wa-yōʾmer*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *ha-meleḵ*
- definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the king
- *yāṣōʾ ʾēṣēʾ*
- qal infinitive absolute + qal imperfect 1st common singular - I will surely go out