- *wayyiggᵉšû*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd plural - and they approached
- *zᵉrubbābel*
- proper noun - Zerubbabel
- *rāʾšê*
- construct noun, masculine plural - heads of/chiefs of
- *hāʾābôt*
- definite noun, masculine plural - the fathers/ancestors
- *wayyōmᵉrû*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd plural - and they said
- *nibneh*
- qal imperfect, 1st plural cohortative - let us build
- *nidrôš*
- qal imperfect, 1st plural - we seek
- *lēʾlōhêkem*
- preposition + construct noun, masculine plural + 2nd plural suffix - to your God
- *ʾănạḥnû*
- 1st person plural pronoun - we
- *zōbᵉḥîm*
- qal participle, masculine plural - sacrificing
- *ʾēsar ḥaddōn*
- proper noun - Esarhaddon
- *melek*
- construct noun, masculine singular - king of
- *ʾaššûr*
- proper noun - Assyria
- *hammaʿăleh*
- definite article + hiphil participle, masculine singular - the one who brought up
- *ʾōtānû*
- direct object marker + 1st plural suffix - us