- *wayyišlaḥ*
- waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'and he sent'
- *Šāʾûl*
- proper noun, masculine singular - 'Saul'
- *malʾāḵîm*
- noun, masculine plural - 'messengers'
- *lāqaḥaṯ*
- Qal infinitive construct - 'to take'
- *ʾeṯ*
- direct object marker
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun, masculine singular - 'David'
- *wayyarʾ*
- waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'and he saw'
- *laḥăqaṯ*
- noun, feminine singular construct - 'company/band of'
- *hanneḇîʾîm*
- definite article + noun, masculine plural - 'the prophets'
- *nibbeʾîm*
- Hitpael participle, masculine plural - 'prophesying'
- *ûšemûʾēl*
- waw-conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - 'and Samuel'
- *ʿōmēḏ*
- Qal participle, masculine singular - 'standing'
- *niṣṣāḇ*
- Niphal participle, masculine singular - 'stationed/appointed'
- *wattehî*
- waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - 'and it came'
- *malʾăḵê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - 'messengers of'
- *rûaḥ*
- noun, feminine singular construct - 'spirit of'
- *ʾĕlōhîm*
- noun, masculine plural - 'God'
- *wayyiṯnabbeʾû*
- waw-consecutive + Hitpael imperfect, 3rd common plural - 'and they prophesied'