- *wāʾeqqaḥ*
- qal imperfect 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I took
- *rāʾšê*
- masculine plural construct - heads of
- *šiḇṭêḵem*
- masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your tribes
- *ʾănāšîm*
- masculine plural noun - men
- *ḥăḵāmîm*
- masculine plural adjective - wise
- *wîḏuʿîm*
- masculine plural passive participle - known/well-known
- *wāʾettēn*
- qal imperfect 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I gave/appointed
- *rāʾšîm*
- masculine plural noun - heads/leaders
- *śārê*
- masculine plural construct - leaders of
- *ʾălāpîm*
- masculine plural noun - thousands
- *mēʾôṯ*
- feminine plural noun - hundreds
- *ḥămišîm*
- common plural noun - fifties
- *ʿăśārōṯ*
- feminine plural noun - tens
- *šōṭrîm*
- masculine plural participle - officers