- *wa-yōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
- *šəmûʾēl*
- proper noun - Samuel
- *ʾel*-*hā-ʿām*
- preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - to the people
- *ʾal*-*tîrāʾû*
- negative particle + qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - do not fear
- *ʾattem*
- 2nd person masculine plural independent pronoun - you
- *ʿăśîtem*
- qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural - have done
- *ʾēt*
- direct object marker
- *kol*-*hā-rāʿāh*
- noun construct + definite article + noun feminine singular - all this evil
- *ha-zōʾt*
- definite article + demonstrative pronoun feminine singular - this
- *ʾak*
- adverb - yet
- *ʾal*-*tāsûrû*
- negative particle + qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - do not turn aside
- *mē-ʾaḥărê*
- preposition + preposition - from following
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - LORD
- *wa-ʿăbadtem*
- conjunction + qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural - but serve
- *ʾet*-*YHWH*
- direct object marker + proper noun - the LORD
- *bə-kol*-*ləbabkem*
- preposition + noun construct + noun masculine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - with all your heart