- *wə-*
- conjunction - and/but
- *hā-ʾăḇānîm*
- definite article + feminine plural noun - the stones
- *tihyeynā*
- Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they shall be
- *ʿal-šəmōṯ*
- preposition + masculine plural construct - upon names of
- *bənê-yiśrāʾēl*
- masculine plural construct + proper name - sons of Israel
- *šətêm ʿeśrēh*
- feminine numeral - twelve
- *ʿal-šəmōṯām*
- preposition + masculine plural noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - upon their names
- *pittûḥê*
- masculine plural construct - engravings of
- *ḥôṯām*
- masculine singular noun - seal/signet
- *ʾîš*
- masculine singular noun - man/each one
- *ʿal-šəmô*
- preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - upon his name
- *lišnê*
- preposition + numeral construct - for two of/twelve
- *ʿāśār*
- numeral - ten
- *šāḇeṭ*
- masculine singular noun - tribe