- *wa*
- conjunction - and
- *yiqqaḥ*
- verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - took/seized
- *rab*
- noun, masculine construct - chief of
- *ṭabbāḥîm*
- noun, masculine plural - guards/executioners (lit: slaughterers)
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *śərāyâh*
- proper noun - Seraiah
- *kōhēn*
- noun, masculine singular - priest
- *rōʾš*
- noun, masculine singular - head/chief
- *wə*
- conjunction - and
- *ṣəpanyāhû*
- proper noun - Zephaniah
- *mišneh*
- noun, masculine singular - second/deputy
- *šəlōšet*
- numeral, feminine construct - three of
- *šōmərê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - keepers of
- *sap*
- noun, masculine singular - threshold/doorway