- *wə-yiben*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he built
- *ʿārê*
- noun, feminine plural construct - cities of
- *məṣûrāh*
- noun, feminine singular - fortification/defense
- *bî-hûdāh*
- preposition + proper noun - in Judah
- *kî-šāqəṭāh*
- conjunction + Qal perfect 3fs - for it was quiet/at rest
- *hā-ʾāreṣ*
- definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land
- *wə-ʾên-ʿimmô*
- conjunction + particle of negation + preposition + 3ms suffix - and there was not with him
- *milḥāmāh*
- noun, feminine singular - war/battle
- *ba-ššānîm*
- preposition + definite article + noun, feminine plural - in the years
- *hā-ʾēlleh*
- definite article + demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these
- *kî-hēnîaḥ*
- conjunction + Hiphil perfect 3ms - for had given rest
- *YHWH*
- divine name - Yahweh
- *lô*
- preposition + 3ms suffix - to him