- *wa-yirāʾ*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3ms - and he feared
- *Šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul
- *mi-li-pnê*
- preposition + preposition + construct noun - from before
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *kî-hāyâ*
- conjunction + qal perfect, 3ms - for/because he was
- *YHWH*
- divine name - Yahweh/LORD
- *ʿimmô*
- preposition + 3ms suffix - with him
- *û-mē-ʿim*
- conjunction + preposition + preposition - and from with
- *sār*
- qal perfect, 3ms - he departed/turned away