- *wayyuggad*
- waw-consecutive + Hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was told
- *Šāʾûl*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Saul
- *kî*
- conjunction - for/because
- *bāʾ*
- Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he came/entered
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun, masculine singular
- *Qᵊʿîlāh*
- proper noun, place name
- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *nikkar*
- Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has alienated/delivered over
- *ʾōtô*
- direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
- *ʾĕlōhîm*
- noun, masculine plural - God
- *yādî*
- noun, feminine singular construct + 1st common singular suffix - my hand
- *nisgar*
- Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he is shut up/trapped
- *lābôʾ*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to enter
- *ʿîr*
- noun, feminine singular construct - city of
- *dᵊlātayim*
- noun, feminine dual - two doors/gates
- *bᵊrîaḥ*
- conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and a bar/bolt