- *Šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul
- *ʾîš*-*Yiśrāʾēl*
- construct phrase - men of Israel
- *ʾāsap̄*
- Niphal perfect 3rd person masculine plural - were gathered/assembled
- *ḥānâ*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw-consecutive - they encamped
- *ʿēmeq*
- noun, masculine singular construct - valley of
- *ʾēlâ*
- noun with definite article - the terebinth/oak
- *ʿāraḵ*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw-consecutive - they arranged/set in order
- *milḥāmâ*
- noun, feminine singular - battle/war
- *qirʾat*
- preposition with infinitive construct - to meet/against
- *Pəlištîm*
- proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines