- *wə-yōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *Šəmûʾēl*
- proper noun, masculine - Samuel
- *kaʾăšer*
- conjunction - as/just as
- *šikkəlâ*
- piel perfect, 3rd feminine singular - bereaved/made childless
- *nāšîm*
- noun, feminine plural - women
- *ḥarbeka*
- noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your sword
- *kēn*
- adverb - so/thus
- *tiškkal*
- qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - will be bereaved
- *min-nāšîm*
- preposition + noun, feminine plural - from/among women
- *ʾimmeka*
- noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your mother
- *wə-yəšassēp*
- waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he cut in pieces/hewed to pieces
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *lipnê*
- preposition + noun, plural construct - before/in the presence of
- *YHWH*
- divine name - Yahweh/the LORD
- *ba-Gilgāl*
- preposition + proper noun - in Gilgal