- *wə*
- conjunction - and
- *yəhî*
- qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - was, became
- *dəvar*
- construct state - word of
- *šəmû'ēl*
- proper noun - Samuel
- *yiśrā'ēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *yēṣē'*
- qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular consecutive - went out
- *liqra't*
- preposition + infinitive construct - to meet
- *pəlištîm*
- proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines
- *milḥāmāh*
- feminine singular noun - battle, war
- *yaḥănû*
- qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural consecutive - they camped, encamped
- *'even*
- feminine singular noun - stone
- *'ēzer*
- proper noun - Ezer
- *ḥānû*
- qal perfect 3rd common plural - they camped, encamped
- *'ăpēq*
- proper noun - Aphek