- *wə*
- conjunction - and
- *ṭôbiyyāh*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Tobiah
- *hāʿammōnî*
- definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Ammonite
- *ʾeṣlô*
- preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - beside him
- *wa*
- conjunction with consecutive imperfect - and then
- *yōʾmer*
- Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he said
- *gam*
- adverb - also/even
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - that/which
- *hēm*
- 3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they
- *bônîm*
- Qal participle, masculine plural - building
- *ʾim*
- conditional particle - if
- *yaʿăleh*
- Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will go up
- *šûʿāl*
- noun, masculine singular - fox/jackal
- *û*
- conjunction - and
- *pāraṣ*
- Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he broke through
- *ḥômat*
- noun, feminine singular construct - wall of
- *ʾabnêhem*
- noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their stones
- *p*
- paragraph marker in Masoretic text