- *wayyāqām*
- waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he arose
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun, masculine singular
- *waʾănāšāyw*
- waw-conjunctive + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his men
- *kᵊšēš*
- preposition + numeral, feminine singular - about six
- *ʾîš*
- noun, masculine singular - man
- *wayyēṣᵊʾû*
- waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went out
- *Qᵊʿîlāh*
- proper noun, place name
- *wayyithallᵊkû*
- waw-consecutive + Hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they wandered
- *baʾăšer*
- preposition + relative pronoun - wherever
- *yithallākû*
- Hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they would wander
- *Šāʾûl*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Saul
- *huggad*
- Hophal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it was told
- *kî*
- conjunction - that
- *nimlaṭ*
- Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - had escaped
- *wayyeḥdal*
- waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he ceased
- *lāṣēʾt*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to go out