- *wa-yarʾ*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3ms - and he saw
- *Šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul
- *ʾăšer-hû*
- relative pronoun + 3ms pronoun - that he
- *maśkîl*
- hiphil participle, masculine singular - acting wisely/succeeding/prospering
- *məʾōd*
- adverb - very/exceedingly
- *wa-yāgor*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3ms - and he was afraid/feared
- *mi-pānāyw*
- preposition + masculine plural noun + 3ms suffix - from his presence