- *wəhinnê*
- waw conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold
- *šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul
- *bāʾ*
- Qal participle masculine singular - coming
- *habbāqār*
- article + noun, masculine singular - the cattle/oxen
- *haśśādeh*
- article + noun, masculine singular - the field
- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *lāʿām*
- preposition + article + noun, masculine singular - to the people
- *yibkû*
- Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they weep
- *waysappərû-lô*
- waw consecutive + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and they told to him
- *ʾet-dibrê*
- direct object marker + construct plural of *dābār* - words of
- *ʾanšê*
- construct plural of *ʾîš* - men of
- *yābêš*
- proper noun - Jabesh