- *wayyihyû*
- verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they were
- *bənê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
- *ʾĔlîʿezer*
- proper noun
- *Rəḥaḇyāh*
- proper noun
- *rōʾš*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - the chief
- *hāyāh*
- verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was
- *bānîm*
- noun, masculine plural - sons
- *ʾăḥērîm*
- adjective, masculine plural - other
- *rāḇû*
- verb, qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they increased
- *māʿəlāh*
- adverb - upward