- *wa-yēṣēʾ*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3ms - and he went out
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *bə-kōl*
- preposition + noun construct - in all
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - which/that
- *yišlāḥennû*
- qal imperfect, 3ms + 3ms suffix - he sent him
- *Šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul
- *yaśkîl*
- hiphil imperfect, 3ms - he succeeded/prospered/acted wisely
- *wa-yəśîmēhû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3ms + 3ms suffix - and he set/placed him
- *ʿal ʾanšê*
- preposition + masculine plural construct - over men of
- *ha-milḥāmâ*
- definite article + feminine singular noun - the war/battle
- *wa-yîṭab*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3ms - and it was good
- *bə-ʿênê*
- preposition + feminine dual construct - in the eyes of
- *kol-ha-ʿām*
- all + definite article + masculine singular noun - all the people
- *ʿabdê*
- masculine plural construct - servants of