- *wayəhî*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he was
- *môšēl*
- qal participle masculine singular - ruling
- *məlāḵîm*
- definite article + masculine plural noun - the kings
- *nāhār*
- definite article + masculine singular noun - the river (Euphrates)
- *ʾereṣ*
- construct feminine singular noun - land of
- *pəlištîm*
- proper noun - Philistines
- *gəḇûl*
- masculine singular construct - border of
- *miṣrāyim*
- proper noun - Egypt