- *wə-ʾābîw*
- conjunction wə- + noun masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his father
- *wə-ʾimmô*
- conjunction wə- + noun feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his mother
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *yādəʿû*
- Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they knew
- *kî*
- conjunction - that/because
- *mê-YHWH*
- preposition min + proper noun - from YHWH
- *hîʾ*
- pronoun 3rd feminine singular - it [was]
- *kî-tōʾănâ*
- conjunction kî + noun feminine singular - for an occasion
- *hûʾ-məbaqqēš*
- pronoun 3rd masculine singular + Piel participle masculine singular - he [was] seeking
- *mi-pəlištîm*
- preposition min + proper noun masculine plural - from Philistines
- *ū-bā-ʿēt*
- conjunction wə- + preposition bə- + definite article + noun feminine singular - and at the time
- *ha-hîʾ*
- definite article + pronoun 3rd feminine singular - that
- *mōšəlîm*
- Qal participle masculine plural - ruling
- *bə-yiśrāʾēl*
- preposition bə- + proper noun - in Israel