- *wa-yābōʾ*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he came
- *yārābəʿām*
- proper noun, masculine - Jeroboam
- *ʿām*
- noun, masculine singular + definite article - the people
- *rəḥabəʿām*
- proper noun, masculine - Rehoboam
- *dibber*
- piel perfect 3ms - he spoke
- *melek*
- noun, masculine singular + definite article - the king
- *lēmōr*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying
- *šûbû*
- qal imperative mp - return