- *wəyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *šəmûʾēl*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Samuel
- *šāʾûl*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Saul
- *ʾōṯî*
- direct object marker + 1st person singular pronoun - me
- *šālaḥ*
- Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - sent
- *YHWH*
- proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD
- *limšāḥŏkā*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to anoint you
- *melek*
- noun, masculine singular - king
- *ʿammô*
- noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *wəʿattâ*
- conjunction + adverb - and now
- *šəmaʿ*
- Qal imperative, masculine singular - listen/hear
- *qôl*
- noun, masculine singular construct - voice of
- *diḇrê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - words of