- *wə-yānusu*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they fled
- *məlākîm*
- noun, masculine plural with definite article - the kings
- *wə-yēḥābəʾû*
- waw consecutive + Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they hid themselves
- *məʿārâ*
- noun, feminine singular with definite article - the cave
- *Maqqēdâ*
- proper noun - Makkedah (place name)