| Strong's | Hebrew | English | Morphology |
| 7126 | וַיַּקְרֵ֞ב way-yaq-rêḇ | And when he had caused to come near | Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms |
| 853 | אֶת־ ’eṯ- | - | DirObjM |
| 7626 | שֵׁ֤בֶט šê-ḇeṭ | the tribe | N-msc |
| 1144 | בִּנְיָמִן֙ bin-yā-min | of Benjamin | N-proper-ms |
| | [למשפחתו] [lə-miš-pə-ḥō-ṯōw | - | Preposition-l :: Noun - feminine singular construct :: third person masculine singular Prep-l | N-fsc | 3ms |
| | ḵ] | | |
| 4940 | (לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יו) (lə-miš-pə-ḥō-ṯāw, | by their families | Prep-l | N-fpc | 3ms |
| | q) | | |
| 3920 | וַתִּלָּכֵ֖ד wat-til-lā-ḵêḏ | and was chosen | Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3fs |
| 4940 | מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת miš-pa-ḥaṯ | the family | N-fsc |
| 4309 | הַמַּטְרִ֑י ham-maṭ-rî; | of Matri | Art | N-proper-ms |
| 3920 | וַיִּלָּכֵד֙ way-yil-lā-ḵêḏ | and was chosen | Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms |
| 7586 | שָׁא֣וּל šā-’ūl | Saul | N-proper-ms |
| 1121 | בֶּן־ ben- | son | N-msc |
| 7027 | קִ֔ישׁ qîš, | of Kish | N-proper-ms |
| 1245 | וַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּ way-ḇaq-šu-hū | but when they sought him | Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp | 3ms |
| 3808 | וְלֹ֥א wə-lō | and not | Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt |
| 4672 | נִמְצָֽא׃ nim-ṣā. | he could be found | V-Nifal-Perf-3ms |