- *wayyōʾmᵊrû*
- waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd plural - and they said
- *śārê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - chiefs/commanders of
- *pᵊlištîm*
- proper noun, plural - Philistines
- *hāʿiḇrîm*
- definite article + noun, masculine plural - the Hebrews
- *hāʾēlleh*
- definite article + demonstrative pronoun, plural - these
- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *ʾāḵîš*
- proper noun - Achish
- *ʿeḇed*
- noun, masculine singular construct - servant of
- *šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul
- *meleḵ*
- noun, masculine singular construct - king of
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *hāyāh*
- perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he was/has been
- *yāmîm*
- noun, masculine plural - days
- *šānîm*
- noun, feminine plural - years
- *māṣāʾtî*
- perfect, 1st singular - I found/discovered
- *mᵊʾûmāh*
- noun, masculine singular - anything/fault
- *nāplô*
- infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his falling/deserting
- *hazzeh*
- definite article + demonstrative, masculine singular - this