- *wa-yikkānə'û*
- conjunction + niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they humbled themselves
- *śārê*
- noun masculine plural construct - princes/officials of
- *yiśrā'ēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *wə-ha-meleḵ*
- conjunction + definite article + noun masculine singular - and the king
- *wa-yō'mərû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they said
- *ṣaddîq*
- adjective masculine singular - righteous
- *YHWH*
- divine name - LORD/Yahweh