- *ʾîš*
- masculine singular construct noun - men of
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *mitḥabbĕʾîm*
- hithpael participle, masculine plural with definite article - hiding themselves
- *har-ʾeprayim*
- masculine singular construct noun with proper noun - mountain/hill country of Ephraim
- *šāmĕʿû*
- qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they heard
- *nāsû*
- qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they fled
- *pĕlištîm*
- proper noun - Philistines
- *wayyaddĕbĕqû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd common plural, waw consecutive - and they pursued/followed closely
- *hēmmâ*
- 3rd person plural pronoun with emphatic particle - they themselves
- *milḥāmâ*
- feminine singular noun with definite article and preposition - in the battle