- *Dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *hālaḵ*
- Qal participle masculine singular - going
- *šûḇ*
- Qal participle masculine singular - returning
- *ʿal*
- preposition - from upon/from
- *Šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul
- *rāʿâ*
- Qal infinitive construct - to tend/shepherd
- *ʾēt*
- direct object marker
- *ṣōʾn*
- noun, common singular construct - flock of
- *ʾāḇ*
- noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his father
- *Bêt-leḥem*
- proper noun - Bethlehem