- *wāʾōmer*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *Šᵊmûʾēl*
- proper noun, masculine - Samuel
- *hǎlôʾ*
- interrogative particle - is not/were not
- *qāṭōn*
- adjective, masculine singular - small/little/insignificant
- *bᵊʿêneyḵā*
- preposition + noun, dual construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your eyes
- *rōʾš*
- noun, masculine singular construct - head/chief of
- *šiḇṭê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - tribes of
- *Yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *wayyimšāḥăḵā*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and he anointed you
- *YHWH*
- proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD
- *meleḵ*
- noun, masculine singular - king