- *šānāh*
- definite noun, feminine singular - year
- *šēnît*
- definite adjective, feminine singular - second
- *lə-bô'ām*
- preposition with qal infinitive construct and 3rd masculine plural suffix - to their coming
- *bêt hā'ĕlōhîm*
- construct chain - house of God
- *yərûšālaim*
- proper noun - Jerusalem
- *ḥōdeš*
- definite noun, masculine singular - month
- *šēnî*
- definite adjective, masculine singular - second
- *hēḥēllû*
- hiphil perfect, 3rd plural - they began
- *zərubbābel ben-šə'altî'ēl*
- proper name with patronymic - Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel
- *yēšûa' ben-yôṣādāq*
- proper name with patronymic - Jeshua son of Jozadak
- *šə'ār 'ăḥêhem*
- construct chain with possessive suffix - rest of their brothers
- *kōhănîm*
- definite noun, masculine plural - priests
- *ləwiyyîm*
- definite noun, masculine plural - Levites
- *habbā'îm*
- definite qal participle, masculine plural - those coming/who came
- *šəbî*
- definite noun, masculine singular - captivity
- *wayya'ămîdû*
- hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd plural - and they appointed/established
- *'et-haləwiyyîm*
- direct object marker with definite noun - the Levites
- *mibben*
- preposition + construct noun - from son of
- *'eśrîm šānāh*
- numeral with noun - twenty years
- *wāma'lāh*
- conjunction with adverb - and upward
- *lənaṣṣēaḥ*
- preposition with piel infinitive construct - to oversee/supervise
- *məle'ket bêt-YHWH*
- construct chain - work of the house of YHWH