- *wayyōsep*
- hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he continued
- *ʾabnēr*
- proper noun, masculine - Abner
- *lēʾmōr*
- qal infinitive construct + preposition - to say
- *ʿăśāhʾēl*
- proper noun, masculine - Asahel
- *sûr*
- qal imperative, masculine singular - turn aside
- *ʾakkekkâ*
- hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I strike you
- *ʾarṣâ*
- noun, feminine singular + directional heh - to the ground
- *ʾeśśā*
- qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I lift up
- *pānay*
- noun, common plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - my face
- *yôʾāb*
- proper noun, masculine - Joab
- *ʾāḥîkā*
- noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your brother