- *wə-yišməʿû*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they heard
- *pəlištîm*
- gentilic plural - Philistines
- *kî*
- conjunction - that/because
- *māšḥû*
- Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they anointed
- *dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *meleḵ*
- noun, masculine singular - king
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *wə-yaʿălû*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they went up
- *ḇaqqēš*
- Piel infinitive construct - to seek
- *wə-yišmaʿ*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he heard
- *wə-yēred*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went down
- *məṣûdāh*
- noun, feminine singular with definite article - the stronghold