- *Wayehi*
- verb, waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it happened
- *shemoa*
- verb, Qal infinitive construct - to hear
- *melekh*
- common noun, masculine, singular - king
- *et*
- direct object marker
- *divrey*
- common noun, masculine plural construct - words of
- *sefer*
- common noun, masculine, singular construct - book of
- *torah*
- common noun, feminine, singular - law/instruction
- *wayyiqra*
- verb, waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he tore
- *begadav*
- common noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his clothes