- *hāyāh*
- Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he was
- *Pas* *Dammîm*
- proper noun - Pas Dammim
- *hapᵊlištîm*
- article + gentilic adjective, masculine plural - the Philistines
- *ne'espû*
- Niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they were gathered
- *milḥāmāh*
- noun feminine singular - battle/war
- *watᵊhî*
- Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - and it was
- *ḥelqaṯ*
- noun feminine singular construct - portion of
- *haśśāḏeh*
- article + noun masculine singular - the field
- *śᵊʿôrîm*
- noun feminine plural - barley
- *hāʿām*
- article + noun masculine singular - the people
- *nāsû*
- Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they fled
- *pᵊnê*
- noun masculine plural construct - face of
- *pᵊlištîm*
- gentilic adjective, masculine plural - Philistines