- *wə*-
- conjunction - and
- *ye'ĕsōr*
- Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - bound, began, joined
- *'Ăḇiyyāh*
- proper name - Abijah
- *'eth*-
- direct object marker
- *ha*-*milḥāmāh*
- definite article with feminine singular - the battle
- *ḥayil*
- masculine singular - army, force
- *gibbôrê*
- masculine plural construct - mighty men of
- *milḥāmāh*
- feminine singular - war, battle
- *'eleph*
- masculine singular - thousand
- *'îš*
- masculine singular - man
- *bāḥûr*
- masculine singular - chosen, select
- *Yārāḇə'ām*
- proper name - Jeroboam
- *'āraḵ*
- Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - arranged, set in order
- *gibbôr*
- masculine singular - mighty, strong
- *ḥāyil*
- masculine singular - strength, might, army