- *wa*
- conjunction with consecutive imperfect - and then
- *yəhî*
- Qal imperfect apocopated, 3rd masculine singular - it happened/came to pass
- *kaʾăšer*
- conjunction - when/as
- *šāmaʿ*
- Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he heard
- *sanballaṭ*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Sanballat
- *kî*
- conjunction - that
- *ʾănaḥnû*
- 1st person plural pronoun - we
- *bônîm*
- Qal participle, masculine plural - building
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *haḥômāh*
- definite article + noun, feminine singular - the wall
- *yiḥar*
- Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he became angry
- *lô*
- preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
- *yikʿas*
- Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he was vexed/provoked
- *harbēh*
- adverb - greatly/much
- *yalʿēg*
- Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he mocked/derided
- *ʿal*
- preposition - against/concerning
- *hayyəhûdîm*
- definite article + noun, masculine plural - the Jews