- *wayəhî*
- Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass
- *kirəʾôt*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - when seeing
- *śārê*
- construct state, masculine plural - commanders/captains of
- *hārekeb*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the chariot/chariotry
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *yəhôšāp̄āṭ*
- proper noun - Jehoshaphat
- *ʾāmərû*
- Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they said
- *melek*
- construct state, masculine singular - king of
- *wayyāsurû*
- Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd common plural - and they turned aside/turned toward
- *ləhillāḥēm*
- preposition + Niphal infinitive construct - to fight
- *wayyizəʿaq*
- Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he cried out