- *wayyōʾmer*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said
- *šāʾûl*
- Proper noun, masculine singular - Saul
- *ḥāṭāʾṯî*
- Qal perfect 1st person singular - I have sinned
- *šûḇ*
- Qal imperative masculine singular - return
- *dāwiḏ*
- Proper noun, masculine singular - David
- *ʾāraʿ*
- Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - I will do harm
- *taḥaṯ*
- Preposition - because
- *ʾăšer*
- Relative pronoun - that
- *yāqrâ*
- Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - was precious
- *nap̄šî*
- Noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my life/soul
- *ʿêneḵā*
- Noun dual construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition - in your eyes
- *hayyôm*
- Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day
- *hinnēh*
- Demonstrative particle - behold
- *hiskalttî*
- Hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I have acted foolishly
- *wāʾešgeh*
- Qal imperfect 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I have erred
- *harbēh*
- Verb, Hiphil infinitive absolute functioning as adverb - greatly
- *mәʾōḏ*
- Adverb - very