- *wa-tippōl*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and fell upon
- *šəbāʾ*
- proper noun - Sheba
- *wa-tiqqāḥēm*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and took them
- *nəʿārîm*
- masculine plural noun with definite article - the servants/young men
- *hikkû*
- hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - they struck
- *pî-ḥāreb*
- masculine singular construct + feminine singular noun - edge of sword
- *wā-ʾimmālṭâ*
- conjunction + niphal imperfect 1st common singular cohortative - and I escaped
- *ləbaddî*
- preposition + masculine singular noun + 1st common singular suffix - by myself
- *lə-haggîd*
- preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to tell