- *wə-yəhî*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass
- *bəbôʾām*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - when they came
- *wə-yarʾ*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he saw
- *ʾĔlîʾāb*
- proper noun - Eliab
- *wə-yōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *Yəhwāh*
- proper noun, divine name - LORD/YHWH
- *məšîḥô*
- noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his anointed