- *wə-yōʾmer*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he said
- *lî-hûdāh*
- preposition + proper noun - to Judah
- *nibneh*
- Qal imperfect 1cp cohortative - let us build
- *ʾet-he-ʿārîm*
- direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine plural - the cities
- *hā-ʾēlleh*
- definite article + demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these
- *wə-nāsēb*
- conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 1cp cohortative - and let us surround
- *ḥômāh*
- noun, feminine singular - wall
- *û-migdālîm*
- conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and towers
- *dəlātayim*
- noun, feminine dual - double doors/gates
- *û-bərîḥîm*
- conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and bars
- *ʿôdennû*
- adverb + suffix 1cp - while we still have
- *hā-ʾāreṣ*
- definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land
- *lə-pānênû*
- preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 1cp suffix - before us
- *kî*
- conjunction - because/for
- *dārašnû*
- Qal perfect 1cp - we have sought (repeated for emphasis)
- *ʾet-YHWH*
- direct object marker + divine name - Yahweh
- *ʾĕlōhênû*
- noun, masculine plural construct + 1cp suffix - our God
- *wə-yānaḥ*
- conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3ms - and he gave rest
- *lānû*
- preposition + 1cp suffix - to us
- *mi-ssābîb*
- preposition + adverb - from around/on all sides
- *wə-yibnû*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect 3mp - and they built
- *wə-yaṣlîḥû*
- conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3mp - and they prospered/succeeded