| 4:1 | וַיְהִי | היה | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | III-He apocopated: “And it was” |
| 4:1 | וַיֵּצֵא | יצא | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | I-Yod / III-Aleph: “And [Israel] went out” |
| 4:1 | לִקְרַאת | קרה | Qal | Inf. Const. | – | III-He infinitive: “To meet” |
| 4:1 | לַמִּלְחָמָה | לחם | Niphal | Inf. Const. | – | Infinitive as noun: “To battle” |
| 4:1 | וַיַּחֲנוּ | חנה | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3mp | III-He plural: “And they encamped” |
| 4:1 | חָנוּ | חנה | Qal | Qatal | 3cp | III-He suffix: “They had encamped” |
| 4:2 | וַיַּעַרְכוּ | ערך | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3mp | Narrative: “And [Philistines] arrayed” |
| 4:2 | לִקְרַאת | קרה | Qal | Inf. Const. | – | Infinitive: “To meet” |
| 4:2 | וַתִּטֹּשׁ | נטשׁ | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3fs | I-Nun drops (נטש): “And it spread/broke” |
| 4:2 | וַיִּנָּגֶף | נגף | Niphal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | I-Nun passive: “And [Israel] was struck” |
| 4:2 | וַיַּכּוּ | נכה | Hiphil | Wayyiqtol | 3mp | I-Nun/III-He causative: “And they struck” |
| 4:3 | וַיָּבֹא | בוא | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | Hollow root narrative: “And [people] came” |
| 4:3 | וַיֹּאמְרוּ | אמר | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3mp | I-Aleph narrative: “And [elders] said” |
| 4:3 | נְגָפָנוּ | נגף | Qal | Qatal | 3ms+1cp | Active + suffix: “He struck us” |
| 4:3 | נִקְחָה | לקח | Qal | Cohortative | 1cp | Irregular I-Nun: “Let us take” |
| 4:3 | וְיָבֹא | בוא | Qal | Yiqtol | 3ms | Hollow root: “That it may come” |
| 4:3 | וְיֹשִׁעֵנוּ | ישׁע | Hiphil | Yiqtol | 3ms+1cp | I-Yod causative + suffix: “Save us” |
| 4:4 | וַיִּשְׁלַח | שׁלח | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | Narrative: “And [people] sent” |
| 4:4 | וַיִּשְׂאוּ | נשׂא | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3mp | I-Nun drops: “And they carried” |
| 4:4 | יֹשֵׁב | ישׁב | Qal | Participle | ms | I-Yod active: “Who dwells/sits” |
| 4:4 | וְשָׁם | שׂים | Qal | Participle/Adv | ms | Contextual: “Were there” |
| 4:5 | וַיְהִי | היה | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | III-He apocopated: “And it happened” |
| 4:5 | כְּבוֹא | בוא | Qal | Inf. Const. | – | Hollow root + Prep: “Upon entering” |
| 4:5 | וַיָּרִעוּ | רוע | Hiphil | Wayyiqtol | 3mp | Hollow causative: “And they shouted” |
| 4:5 | וַתֵּהֹם | הום | Niphal | Wayyiqtol | 3fs | Hollow root passive: “And [earth] rang” |
| 4:6 | וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ | שׁמע | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3mp | Narrative: “And they heard” |
| 4:6 | וַיֹּאמְרוּ | אמר | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3mp | Narrative: “And they said” |
| 4:6 | וַיֵּדְעוּ | ידע | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3mp | I-Yod narrative: “And they knew” |
| 4:6 | בָּא | בוא | Qal | Qatal | 3ms | Hollow root: “[Ark] had come” |
| 4:7 | וַיִּרְאוּ | ירא | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3mp | III-He/III-Aleph: “And they were afraid” |
| 4:7 | אָמְרוּ | אמר | Qal | Qatal | 3cp | Past state: “They said” |
| 4:7 | בָּא | בוא | Qal | Qatal | 3ms | Hollow root: “Has come” |
| 4:7 | וַיֹּאמְרוּ | אמר | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3mp | Narrative: “And they said” |
| 4:7 | הָיְתָה | היה | Qal | Qatal | 3fs | III-He state: “There has [not] been” |
| 4:8 | יַצִּילֵנוּ | נצל | Hiphil | Yiqtol | 3ms+1cp | I-Nun causative + suffix: “Will save us” |
| 4:8 | הַמַּכִּים | נכה | Hiphil | Participle | mp | I-Nun/III-He causative: “Who struck” |
| 4:9 | הִתְחַזְקוּ | חזק | Hithpael | Imperative | 2mp | Reflexive command: “Strengthen yourselves” |
| 4:9 | וִהְיוּ | היה | Qal | Imperative | 2mp | III-He command: “And be!” |
| 4:9 | תַּעַבְדוּ | עבד | Qal | Yiqtol | 2mp | Prefix form: “Lest you serve” |
| 4:9 | עָבְדוּ | עבד | Qal | Qatal | 3cp | Suffix form: “They served” |
| 4:9 | וִהְיִיתֶם | היה | Qal | Waqatal | 2mp | III-He sequence: “Then you shall be” |
| 4:9 | וְנִלְחַמְתֶּם | לחם | Niphal | Waqatal | 2mp | Passive sequence: “And you shall fight” |
| 4:10 | וַיִּלָּחֲמוּ | לחם | Niphal | Wayyiqtol | 3mp | Passive narrative: “And they fought” |
| 4:10 | וַיִּנָּגֶף | נגף | Niphal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | I-Nun passive: “And [Israel] was struck” |
| 4:10 | וַיָּנֻסוּ | נוס | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3mp | Hollow root narrative: “And they fled” |
| 4:10 | וַתְּהִי | היה | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3fs | III-He apocopated: “And it was” |
| 4:10 | וַיִּפֹּל | נפל | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | I-Nun narrative: “And there fell” |
| 4:11 | נִלְקָח | לקח | Niphal | Qatal | 3ms | Passive past: “Was taken” |
| 4:11 | מֵתוּ | מות | Qal | Qatal | 3cp | Hollow root: “They died” |
| 4:12 | וַיָּרָץ | רוץ | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | Hollow root: “And he ran” |
| 4:12 | וַיָּבֹא | בוא | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | Hollow root: “And he came” |
| 4:13 | יוֹשֵׁב | ישׁב | Qal | Participle | ms | I-Yod active: “Sitting” |
| 4:13 | מְצַפֶּה | צפה | Piel | Participle | ms | III-He intensive: “Watching” |
| 4:13 | חָרֵד | חרד | Qal | Participle | ms | Stative: “Trembling” |
| 4:13 | בָּא | בוא | Qal | Qatal | 3ms | Hollow root: “[Man] came” |
| 4:13 | לְהַגִּיד | נגד | Hiphil | Inf. Const. | – | I-Nun causative: “To tell” |
| 4:13 | וַתִּזְעַק | זעק | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3fs | Narrative: “And [city] cried out” |
| 4:14 | וַיִּשְׁמַע | שׁמע | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | Narrative: “And [Eli] heard” |
| 4:14 | וַיֹּאמֶר | אמר | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | Narrative: “And he said” |
| 4:14 | מִהַר | מהר | Piel | Qatal | 3ms | Intensive: “He hurried” |
| 4:14 | וַיָּבֹא | בוא | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | Narrative: “And he came” |
| 4:14 | וַיַּגֵּד | נגד | Hiphil | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | I-Nun causative: “And he told” |
| 4:15 | קָמוּ | קום | Qal | Qatal | 3cp | Hollow: “Were set/fixed” |
| 4:15 | יוּכַל | יכל | Qal | Yiqtol | 3ms | Irregular I-Yod: “He was able” |
| 4:15 | לִרְאוֹת | ראה | Qal | Inf. Const. | – | III-He: “To see” |
| 4:16 | וַיֹּאמֶר | אמר | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | Narrative: “And he said” |
| 4:16 | הַבָּא | בוא | Qal | Participle | ms | Active with article: “Who comes” |
| 4:16 | נַסְתִּי | נוס | Qal | Qatal | 1cs | Hollow root past: “I fled” |
| 4:16 | וַיֹּאמֶר | אמר | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | Eli’s question: “And he said” |
| 4:16 | הָיָה | היה | Qal | Qatal | 3ms | State: “What happened (was)?” |
| 4:17 | וַיַּעַן | ענה | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | III-He apocopated: “And he answered” |
| 4:17 | הַמְבַשֵּׂר | בשׂר | Piel | Participle | ms | Intensive: “The messenger” |
| 4:17 | וַיֹּאמֶר | אמר | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | Narrative: “And he said” |
| 4:17 | נָס | נוס | Qal | Qatal | 3ms | Hollow root: “Israel fled” |
| 4:17 | הָיְתָה | היה | Qal | Qatal | 3fs | State: “There was” |
| 4:17 | מֵתוּ | מות | Qal | Qatal | 3cp | Hollow: “They died” |
| 4:17 | נִלְקָחָה | לקח | Niphal | Qatal | 3fs | Passive past: “Was taken” |
| 4:18 | כְּהַזְכִּירוֹ | זכר | Hiphil | Inf. Const. | 3ms | Causative + Suffix: “Upon his mentioning” |
| 4:18 | וַיִּפֹּל | נפל | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | I-Nun narrative: “And he fell” |
| 4:18 | וַתִּשָּׁבֵר | שׁבר | Niphal | Wayyiqtol | 3fs | Passive narrative: “And [neck] broke” |
| 4:18 | וַיָּמֹת | מות | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | Hollow apocopated: “And he died” |
| 4:18 | זָקֵן | זקן | Qal | Qatal | 3ms | Stative: “He was old” |
| 4:18 | כָּבֵד | כבד | Qal | Qatal | 3ms | Stative: “He was heavy” |
| 4:18 | שָׁפַט | שׁפט | Qal | Qatal | 3ms | Action past: “He judged” |
| 4:19 | הָרָה | הרה | Qal | Participle/Adj | fs | III-He state: “Pregnant” |
| 4:19 | לָלַת | ילד | Qal | Inf. Const. | – | I-Yod infinitive: “To give birth” |
| 4:19 | וַתִּשְׁמַע | שׁמע | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3fs | Narrative: “And she heard” |
| 4:19 | הִלָּקַח | לקח | Niphal | Inf. Const. | – | Passive infinitive: “The taking of” |
| 4:19 | וָמֵת | מות | Qal | Qatal | 3ms | Hollow root: “And [Eli] died” |
| 4:19 | וַתִּכְרַע | כרע | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3fs | Narrative: “And she knelt” |
| 4:19 | וַתֵּלֶד | ילד | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3fs | I-Yod narrative: “And she gave birth” |
| 4:19 | נֶהֶפְכוּ | הפך | Niphal | Qatal | 3cp | Passive: “Were turned (pains)” |
| 4:20 | מוּתָהּ | מות | Qal | Inf. Const. | 3fs | Hollow infinitive: “Upon her dying” |
| 4:20 | וַתְּדַבֵּרְנָה | דבר | Piel | Wayyiqtol | 3fp | Intensive plural: “And they said” |
| 4:20 | תִּירְאִי | ירא | Qal | Yiqtol | 2fs | III-He prohibition: “Fear [not]” |
| 4:20 | יָלַדְתְּ | ילד | Qal | Qatal | 2fs | I-Yod suffix form: “You bore” |
| 4:20 | עָנְתָה | ענה | Qal | Qatal | 3fs | III-He: “She [did not] answer” |
| 4:20 | שָׁתָה | שׁית | Qal | Qatal | 3fs | Hollow root: “She [did not] set/heed” |
| 4:21 | וַתִּקְרָא | קרא | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3fs | III-Aleph narrative: “And she named” |
| 4:21 | לֵאמֹר | אמר | Qal | Inf. Const. | – | I-Aleph: “To say/saying” |
| 4:21 | גָּלָה | גלה | Qal | Qatal | 3ms | III-He state: “Departed” |
| 4:21 | הִלָּקַח | לקח | Niphal | Inf. Const. | – | Passive infinitive: “The taking of” |
| 4:22 | וַתֹּאמֶר | אמר | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3fs | Narrative: “And she said” |
| 4:22 | גָּלָה | גלה | Qal | Qatal | 3ms | III-He state: “Departed” |
| 4:22 | נִלְקַח | לקח | Niphal | Qatal | 3ms | Passive past: “Was taken” |