- *wa*
- conjunction - and
- *yišməʿû*
- verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - heard
- *śārê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - captains/commanders of
- *ḥăyālîm*
- noun, masculine plural - forces/armies
- *wə*
- conjunction - and
- *ʾănāšîm*
- noun, masculine plural - men
- *hipqîd*
- verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - appointed
- *melek*
- noun, masculine singular construct - king of
- *bābel*
- proper noun - Babylon
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *gədalyāhû*
- proper noun - Gedaliah
- *yābōʾû*
- verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - came
- *miṣpâh*
- proper noun - Mizpah
- *yišmāʿēʾl*
- proper noun - Ishmael
- *ben*
- noun, masculine singular construct - son of
- *nətanyâh*
- proper noun - Nethaniah
- *yôḥānān*
- proper noun - Johanan
- *qārēaḥ*
- proper noun - Kareah
- *û*
- conjunction - and
- *śərāyâh*
- proper noun - Seraiah
- *tanḥumet*
- proper noun - Tanhumeth
- *nəṭōpātî*
- gentilic adjective, masculine singular - Netophathite
- *yaʾăzanyāhû*
- proper noun - Jaazaniah
- *maʿăkātî*
- gentilic adjective, masculine singular - Maacathite
- *ʾanšêhem*
- noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their men