- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *ʾălêhem*
- preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them
- *ṭammĕʾû*
- piel imperative, masculine plural - defile/make unclean
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *habbayit*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the house/temple
- *malʾû*
- piel imperative, masculine plural - fill
- *haḥăṣērôt*
- definite article + noun, feminine plural - the courts/courtyards
- *ḥălālîm*
- noun, masculine plural - slain/corpses
- *ṣēʾû*
- qal imperative, masculine plural - go out/go forth
- *wĕyāṣĕʾû*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went out
- *wĕhikkû*
- waw-consecutive + hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they struck/killed
- *bāʿîr*
- preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the city