- *wə-yōʾmer*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *Yəhôšāpāṭ*
- proper noun, masculine - Jehoshaphat
- *meleḵ*
- masculine singular noun in construct - king of
- *Yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *dəraš*
- qal imperative masculine singular - seek/inquire
- *nāʾ*
- particle of entreaty - please
- *ʾeṯ*
- direct object marker
- *dəḇar*
- masculine singular construct - word of
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh