- *wayehī*
- verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/became
- *nāshīm*
- noun, feminine, plural, absolute - women/wives
- *sārōt*
- noun, feminine, plural, absolute - princesses/nobles
- *mēʾōt*
- noun, feminine, plural, absolute - hundreds
- *pīlaghshīm*
- noun, feminine, plural, absolute - concubines
- *wayyaṭṭū*
- verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they turned aside/inclined
- *nāshāyw*
- noun, feminine, plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wives
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *libbō*
- noun, masculine, singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his heart