- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun, masculine singular
- *YHWH*
- divine name
- *ʾĕlōhê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - God of
- *Yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Israel
- *šāmōaʿ* *šāmaʿ*
- Qal infinitive absolute + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - surely has heard
- *ʿabdᵊkā*
- noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant
- *kî*
- conjunction - that
- *mᵊbaqqēš*
- Piel participle, masculine singular - seeking
- *Šāʾûl*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Saul
- *lābôʾ*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to come
- *Qᵊʿîlāh*
- proper noun, place name
- *lᵊšaḥēt*
- preposition + Piel infinitive construct - to destroy
- *ʿîr*
- noun, feminine singular - city
- *baʿăbûrî*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - because of me