- *wayyišlaḥ*
- waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'and he sent'
- *Šāʾûl*
- proper noun, masculine singular - 'Saul'
- *malʾāḵîm*
- noun, masculine plural - 'messengers'
- *lāqaḥaṯ*
- Qal infinitive construct - 'to take'
- *ʾeṯ*
- direct object marker
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun, masculine singular - 'David'
- *wattōʾmer*
- waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - 'and she said'
- *ḥōleh*
- Qal participle, masculine singular - 'sick/ill'