- *wayəhî*
- waw-consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass/happened
- *zāqēn*
- verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - became old/aged
- *šəmûʾēl*
- noun, proper name, masculine singular - Samuel
- *wayyāśem*
- waw-consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he set/appointed
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *bānāyw*
- noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons
- *šōp̄əṭîm*
- noun, masculine plural - judges
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- noun, proper name - Israel