- *wayyiššāmʿû*
- waw consecutive + 3rd masculine plural Niphal imperfect of *šmʿ* - and they were heard
- *dəbārîm*
- noun, masculine plural construct - words/things/matters
- *dibbēr*
- 3rd masculine singular Piel perfect of *dbr* - spoke/said
- *dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *wayyaggidû*
- waw consecutive + 3rd masculine plural Hiphil imperfect of *ngd* - and they reported/told
- *šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul
- *wayyiqqāḥēhû*
- waw consecutive + 3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect of *lqḥ* + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he took him