- *wə-yaʿămîdû*
- conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they appointed
- *ha-ləwiyyim*
- definite article + proper noun plural - the Levites
- *ʾēt*
- direct object marker
- *hêmān*
- proper name - Heman
- *ben*
- masculine singular construct - son of
- *yôʾēl*
- proper name - Joel
- *û-min*
- conjunction + preposition - and from
- *ʾeḥāyw*
- masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brothers
- *ʾāsāp̄*
- proper name - Asaph
- *berekyāhû*
- proper name - Berechiah
- *bĕnê*
- masculine plural construct - sons of
- *mĕrārî*
- proper name - Merari
- *ʾăḥêhem*
- masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their brothers
- *ʾêtān*
- proper name - Ethan
- *qûšāyāhû*
- proper name - Kushaiah