- *wayyaʿăzār*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he helped
- *ʾĂbîšay*
- proper noun - Abishai
- *ben*
- noun, masculine singular construct - son of
- *Ṣĕrûyâ*
- proper noun - Zeruiah
- *wayyak*
- waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3ms - and he struck
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *Pĕlištî*
- proper noun, singular - Philistine
- *wayĕmîtēhû*
- waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3ms + 3ms suffix - and he killed him
- *nišbĕʿû*
- niphal perfect 3cp - they swore
- *ʾanšê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - men of
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *lēʾmōr*
- qal infinitive construct - saying
- *tēṣēʾ*
- qal imperfect 2ms - you will go out
- *milḥāmâ*
- noun, feminine singular - battle
- *tĕkabbeh*
- piel imperfect 2ms - you will extinguish
- *nēr*
- noun, masculine singular construct - lamp of
- *Yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel