- *šəʾēlnāʾ*
- Peal perfect, 1st plural - we asked
- *śāḇayyāʾ*
- noun, masculine plural, emphatic state - the elders
- *kənēmāʾ*
- adverb - thus/accordingly
- *ʾămarnāʾ*
- Peal perfect, 1st plural - we said
- *śām*
- Peal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - placed/set
- *ṭəʿēm*
- noun, masculine singular - decree/command/order
- *baytāʾ*
- noun, masculine singular, emphatic state - the house
- *ʾuššarnāʾ*
- noun, masculine singular, emphatic state - the wall/structure