- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *šāʾûl*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Saul
- *ʾel*
- preposition - to
- *haqqênî*
- definite article + proper noun - the Kenites
- *ləḵû*
- Qal imperative, masculine plural - go
- *sūrû*
- Qal imperative, masculine plural - depart/turn aside
- *rəḏû*
- Qal imperative, masculine plural - go down
- *mittôḵ*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from midst of
- *ʿămālēqî*
- proper adjective, masculine singular - Amalekite
- *pen*
- conjunction - lest
- *ʾōsip̄ḵā*
- Qal imperfect, 1st person singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - I gather/destroy you
- *ʿimmô*
- preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him
- *wəʾattâ*
- conjunction + 2nd masculine singular pronoun - and you
- *ʿāśîṯâ*
- Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you did/made
- *ḥeseḏ*
- noun, masculine singular - kindness/loyalty
- *ʿim*
- preposition - with
- *bənê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *baʿălôṯām*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in their going up
- *mimmiṣrāyim*
- preposition + proper noun - from Egypt
- *wayyāsar*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he/it turned aside
- *qênî*
- proper noun - Kenite
- *ʿămālēq*
- proper noun - Amalek