- *wayyōʾmer*
- verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *ʾattem*
- independent personal pronoun, 2nd masculine plural - you
- *tihyû*
- verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will be
- *ʿēḇer*
- noun, masculine singular - side
- *ʾeḥād*
- numeral, masculine singular - one
- *ʾănî*
- independent personal pronoun, 1st singular - I
- *yônātān*
- proper noun - Jonathan
- *bənî*
- noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my son
- *nihyeh*
- verb, qal imperfect, 1st plural - we will be
- *wayyōʾmrû*
- verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they said
- *ʿām*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - people
- *šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul
- *ṭôḇ*
- adjective, masculine singular with definite article - good
- *ʿênêḵā*
- noun, dual construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes
- *ʿăśê*
- verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - do