- *wayyiḵrətû*
- verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they cut off
- *ʾet-rōʾšô*
- direct object marker + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his head
- *wayyap̄šîṭû*
- verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they stripped
- *ʾet-kēlāyw*
- direct object marker + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his weapons/armor
- *wayəšalləḥû*
- verb, piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they sent
- *ʾereṣ-pəlištîm*
- noun, feminine singular construct + proper noun - land of Philistines
- *sābîb*
- adverb - around
- *ləbaśśēr*
- preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct - to proclaim/announce good news
- *bêt ʿăṣabbêhem*
- noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - house of their idols
- *ʾet-hāʿām*
- direct object marker + noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people