- *wə-yišmaʿ*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he heard
- *Šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul
- *kî*
- conjunction - that
- *nôdaʿ*
- Niphal perfect 3ms - was known/discovered
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *wə-ʾănāšîm*
- waw conjunction + noun mp - and men
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - who
- *ʾittô*
- preposition + 3ms suffix - with him
- *wə-Šāʾûl*
- waw conjunction + proper noun - and Saul
- *yôšēb*
- Qal participle ms - was sitting/dwelling
- *bag-gibʿâ*
- preposition + definite article + noun fs - in Gibeah
- *taḥat*
- preposition - under
- *hā-ʾešel*
- definite article + noun ms - the tamarisk tree
- *bā-rāmâ*
- preposition + definite article + noun fs - in Ramah
- *wa-ḥănîtô*
- waw conjunction + noun fs + 3ms suffix - and his spear
- *bə-yādô*
- preposition + noun fs + 3ms suffix - in his hand
- *wə-kol*
- waw conjunction + noun construct - and all
- *ʿăbādāyw*
- noun mp + 3ms suffix - his servants
- *niṣṣābîm*
- Niphal participle mp - standing
- *ʿālāyw*
- preposition + 3ms suffix - around him