- *wayyābōʾû*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they came
- *hammalʾākîm*
- article + noun, masculine plural - the messengers
- *gibʿat*
- construct feminine singular - Gibeah of
- *šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul
- *wayədabbərû*
- waw consecutive + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they spoke
- *haddəbārîm*
- article + noun, masculine plural - the words/matters
- *ʾoznê*
- construct plural of *ʾōzen* - ears of
- *hāʿām*
- article + noun, masculine singular - the people
- *wayyiśʾû*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they lifted up
- *ʾet-qôlām*
- direct object marker + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their voice
- *wayyibkû*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they wept