- *wə-yaʿan*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he answered
- *hannəʿārîm*
- definite article + noun, masculine plural - the young men/servants
- *wə-yōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *rāʾîtî*
- Qal perfect, 1st singular - I have seen
- *Yišay*
- proper noun - Jesse
- *bêt halllaḥmî*
- construct phrase - Bethlehemite
- *yōdēaʿ*
- Qal participle, masculine singular - knowing
- *naggēn*
- Piel infinitive construct - to play
- *gibbôr*
- adjective, masculine singular construct - mighty
- *ḥayil*
- noun, masculine singular - valor/strength
- *ʾîš*
- noun, masculine singular construct - man of
- *milḥāmâ*
- noun, feminine singular - war/battle
- *nəbôn*
- Niphal participle, masculine singular construct - understanding of
- *dābār*
- noun, masculine singular - word/speech/matter
- *tōʾar*
- noun, masculine singular - form/appearance
- *Yəhwāh*
- proper noun, divine name - LORD/YHWH