- *wə-yəhî*
- conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular apocopated - and it happened
- *kirʾôtām*
- preposition kə- + Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - when they saw
- *ʾôtô*
- direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
- *wə-yiqḥû*
- conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they took
- *šəlōšîm*
- numeral - thirty
- *mērēʿîm*
- noun masculine plural - companions
- *wə-yihyû*
- conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they were
- *ʾittô*
- preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him