- *ya'an*
- qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular consecutive - he answered
- *məvaśśēr*
- piel participle masculine singular with definite article - the messenger
- *yō'mer*
- qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular consecutive - he said
- *nās*
- qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - has fled
- *yiśrā'ēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *lipnê*
- preposition + plural construct - before
- *pəlištîm*
- proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines
- *wəgam*
- conjunction + adverb - and also
- *maggēpāh*
- feminine singular noun - defeat, slaughter
- *gədôlāh*
- feminine singular adjective - great
- *hāyətāh*
- qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - was
- *'ām*
- masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition - among the people
- *šənê*
- masculine dual construct - two of
- *bāneykā*
- masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your sons
- *mētû*
- qal perfect 3rd common plural - they died
- *ḥopnî*
- proper noun - Hophni
- *pînəḥās*
- proper noun - Phinehas
- *'ărôn*
- masculine singular construct - ark of
- *'ĕlōhîm*
- masculine plural noun with definite article - the God
- *nilqāḥāh*
- niphal perfect 3rd feminine singular - was taken