- *wa-yaškēm*
- waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3ms - and he rose early
- *dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *ba-bōqer*
- preposition + definite article + noun ms - in the morning
- *wa-yiṭṭōš*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he left
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *ha-ṣṣōʾn*
- definite article + noun fs - the flock
- *ʿal*
- preposition - with/upon
- *šōmēr*
- qal participle ms - keeper
- *wa-yiśśāʾ*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he took up/carried
- *wa-yēlek*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he went
- *ka-ʾăšer*
- preposition + relative pronoun - just as
- *ṣiwwāhû*
- piel perfect 3ms + 3ms suffix - he commanded him
- *yišāy*
- proper noun - Jesse
- *wa-yābōʾ*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he came
- *ha-maʿgālâ*
- definite article + noun fs - the encampment/circle of wagons
- *wə-ha-ḥayil*
- waw conjunction + definite article + noun ms - and the army
- *ha-yōṣēʾ*
- definite article + qal participle ms - the one going out
- *ʾel*
- preposition - to
- *ha-maʿărākâ*
- definite article + noun fs - the battle array
- *wə-hērēʿû*
- waw conjunction + hiphil perfect 3cp - and they shouted
- *ba-milḥāmâ*
- preposition + definite article + noun fs - in the battle