- *wayyēraʿ*
- waw-consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was evil/displeasing
- *haddāḇār*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the thing/matter/word
- *šəmûʾēl*
- noun, proper name, masculine singular - Samuel
- *ʾāmərû*
- verb, qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they said
- *meleḵ*
- noun, masculine singular - king
- *šāp̄əṭēnû*
- verb, qal infinitive construct with 1st common plural suffix - to judge us
- *wayyiṯpallēl*
- waw-consecutive + verb, hitpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he prayed
- *YHWH*
- noun, proper name - Yahweh/the LORD