- *wayyišlaḥ*
- waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'and he sent'
- *Šāʾûl*
- proper noun, masculine singular - 'Saul'
- *ʾeṯ*
- direct object marker
- *hammalʾāḵîm*
- definite article + noun, masculine plural - 'the messengers'
- *lirʾôṯ*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - 'to see'
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun, masculine singular - 'David'
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - 'saying'
- *Haʿălû*
- Hiphil imperative, masculine plural - 'bring up'
- *ḇammittāh*
- preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'in the bed'
- *laḥămîṯô*
- preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'to kill him'