- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw-consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *šəmûʾēl*
- noun, proper name, masculine singular - Samuel
- *ʾēṯ*
- direct object marker
- *diḇrê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - words of
- *YHWH*
- noun, proper name - Yahweh/the LORD
- *hāʿām*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people
- *haššōʾălîm*
- definite article + verb, qal participle, masculine plural - the ones asking
- *meleḵ*
- noun, masculine singular - king