| But David | וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף | wayyirdōp | va-yeer-DOFE |
| pursued, | דָּוִ֔ד | dāwid | da-VEED |
| he | ה֖וּא | hûʾ | hoo |
| and four | וְאַרְבַּע | wĕʾarbaʿ | veh-ar-BA |
| hundred | מֵא֣וֹת | mēʾôt | may-OTE |
| men: | אִ֑ישׁ | ʾîš | eesh |
| for two hundred | וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ | wayyaʿamdû | va-ya-am-DOO |
| מָאתַ֣יִם | māʾtayim | ma-TA-yeem | |
| abode behind, | אִ֔ישׁ | ʾîš | eesh |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| were so faint | פִּגְּר֔וּ | piggĕrû | pee-ɡeh-ROO |
| over go not could they that | מֵֽעֲבֹ֖ר | mēʿăbōr | may-uh-VORE |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| the brook | נַ֥חַל | naḥal | NA-hahl |
| Besor. | הַבְּשֽׂוֹר׃ | habbĕśôr | ha-beh-SORE |