- *way-hî*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and it happened
- *yôḏʿô*
- qal participle with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - knowing him
- *ʾitmôl šilšôm*
- compound temporal phrase - yesterday and before/previously
- *way-yirʾû*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd plural masculine - and they saw
- *nəḇîʾîm*
- noun, masculine plural - prophets
- *nibbāʾ*
- niphal participle, masculine singular - prophesying
- *way-yōʾmer*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and said
- *ʿām*
- noun, masculine singular - people
- *ʾîš*
- noun, masculine singular - man
- *rēʿēhû*
- noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his neighbor
- *hāyâ*
- perfect, 3rd singular masculine - happened
- *ḇen-qîš*
- construct state - son of Kish
- *šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul