- *wayəhî*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass/happened
- *yāmîm*
- masculine plural noun - days
- *wayyiqbəṣû*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd plural - and they gathered
- *pəlištîm*
- proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *maḥănêhem*
- masculine plural noun with 3rd person plural suffix - their camps
- *ṣābāʾ*
- masculine singular noun with definite article - the army/warfare
- *ləhillāḥêm*
- infinitive construct with preposition - to fight
- *yiśrāʾêl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *wayyōʾmer*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *ʾāḵîš*
- proper noun - Achish
- *dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *yādōaʿ*
- infinitive absolute - surely knowing
- *têdaʿ*
- imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will know
- *têṣêʾ*
- imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will go out
- *maḥăneh*
- masculine singular noun with definite article - the camp
- *ʾănāšêḵā*
- masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your men