- *tᵊmôl*
- adverb - yesterday/formerly
- *šilšôm*
- adverb - day before yesterday/previously
- *bihyôṯ*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - in being/when was
- *Šā'ûl*
- proper noun, masculine - Saul
- *meleḵ*
- noun, masculine singular absolute - king
- *hammôṣî'*
- article + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - the one bringing out
- *hammēḇî'*
- article + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - the one bringing in
- *wayyō'mer*
- Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - Yahweh/LORD
- *'ĕlōheḵā*
- noun masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God
- *tirʿeh*
- Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will shepherd
- *ʿammî*
- noun masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my people
- *tihyeh*
- Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will be
- *nāḡîḏ*
- noun masculine singular - ruler/leader/prince