- *yō'mer*
- Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - he said
- *melekh*
- definite noun - the king
- *yô'āḇ*
- proper noun
- *śar-haḥayil*
- construct noun + definite noun - commander of the army
- *šûṭ-nā*
- Qal imperative + particle of entreaty - please go/roam
- *šiḇṭê*
- construct plural noun - tribes of
- *yiśrā'ēl*
- proper noun
- *dān*
- proper noun
- *bə'ēr šeḇa*
- proper noun - Beersheba
- *piqəḏû*
- Qal imperative plural - number/count/muster
- *'et-hā'ām*
- direct object marker + definite noun - the people
- *yāḏa'tî*
- Qal perfect 1st singular - I will know
- *'ēt*
- direct object marker
- *mispar*
- noun - number/count
- *hā'ām*
- definite noun - the people