- *lakkōhănîm*
- preposition + noun, masculine, plural with definite article - for the priests
- *haməquddāš*
- definite article + verb, pual participle, masculine, singular - the consecrated/sanctified
- *mibbənê*
- preposition + noun, masculine, plural, construct - from sons of
- *ṣāḏôq*
- proper noun - Zadok
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - who, which
- *šāmərû*
- verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they kept/guarded
- *mišmartî*
- noun, feminine, singular + 1st singular suffix - my charge/obligation
- *lōʾ-tāʿû*
- negative particle + verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they did not go astray
- *bi-təʿôṯ*
- preposition + infinitive construct - in going astray of
- *bənê*
- noun, masculine, plural, construct - sons of
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *kaʾăšer*
- conjunction + relative pronoun - as
- *tāʿû*
- verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they went astray
- *haləwiyyîm*
- definite article + proper noun, plural - the Levites