- *wə-yaʿal*
- conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went up
- *wə-yaggēd*
- conjunction wə- + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he told
- *lə-ʾābîw*
- preposition lə- + noun masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his father
- *ūlə-ʾimmô*
- conjunction wə- + preposition lə- + noun feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and to his mother
- *wə-yōʾmer*
- conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *rāʾîtî*
- Qal perfect 1st singular - I have seen
- *bə-timnātâ*
- preposition bə- + proper noun - in Timnah
- *mi-bənôt*
- preposition min + noun feminine plural construct - from daughters of
- *pəlištîm*
- proper noun masculine plural - Philistines
- *wə-ʿattâ*
- conjunction wə- + adverb - and now
- *qəḥū-ʾôtāh*
- Qal imperative masculine plural + direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - take her
- *lî*
- preposition lə- + 1st singular suffix - for me
- *lə-ʾiššâ*
- preposition lə- + noun feminine singular - as wife