- *wə-yᵊhî*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was/became
- *nāsᵊʿām*
- qal infinitive construct with 3rd plural suffix - their journeying
- *qedem*
- noun masculine singular - east/ancient time
- *wə-yimṣᵊʾû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd plural - and they found
- *biqᵊʿâ*
- noun feminine singular - valley/plain
- *ʾereṣ*
- noun feminine singular construct - land/earth
- *šinᵊʿār*
- proper noun - Shinar
- *wə-yēšᵊbû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd plural - and they settled/dwelt