- *wayehî*
- waw-consecutive with imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass
- *šānâ*
- noun, feminine singular with definite article - year
- *šebîʿît*
- adjective, feminine singular with definite article - seventh
- *ḥămîšî*
- ordinal number, masculine singular with definite article - fifth (month)
- *ʿāśôr*
- noun, masculine singular - tenth (day)
- *ḥōdeš*
- noun, masculine singular with preposition - month
- *bāʾû*
- verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they came
- *ʾănāšîm*
- noun, masculine plural - men
- *ziqnê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - elders of
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *lidrōš*
- verb, qal infinitive construct with preposition - to inquire/seek
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *YHWH*
- divine name - Yahweh/LORD
- *wayyēšbû*
- waw-consecutive with imperfect, 3rd plural - and they sat
- *pānāy*
- noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my face/presence