- *wayməʾănû*
- waw-consecutive + verb, piel imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they refused
- *hāʿām*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people
- *lišmōaʿ*
- preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to listen
- *bəqôl*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to the voice of
- *šəmûʾēl*
- noun, proper name, masculine singular - Samuel
- *wayyōʾmərû*
- waw-consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they said
- *ʾim*
- conjunction - if/but
- *meleḵ*
- noun, masculine singular - king
- *yihyeh*
- verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be