- *yāṣāʾ*
- qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they went out
- *ʾaḥărê*
- preposition - after
- *ʾanšê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - men of
- *yôʾāv*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Joab
- *kᵉrētî*
- proper noun, masculine singular with definite article - the Cherethites
- *pᵉlētî*
- proper noun, masculine singular with definite article - the Pelethites
- *gibbôrîm*
- adjective, masculine plural with definite article - the mighty men
- *yᵉrûšālayim*
- proper noun - Jerusalem
- *rādap*
- qal infinitive construct - to pursue
- *šebaʿ*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Sheba
- *ben*
- noun, masculine singular construct - son of
- *bikrî*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Bichri