- *šāmaʿ*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw-consecutive - he heard
- *Šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul
- *Yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *ʾēt*
- direct object marker
- *dəḇārîm*
- noun, masculine plural construct - words of
- *Pəlištî*
- gentilic adjective masculine singular with definite article - the Philistine
- *ḥātat*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw-consecutive - they were dismayed
- *yārēʾ*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw-consecutive - they feared