- *wə-yāpeṣ*
- conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he scattered
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - the LORD
- *ʾōtām*
- direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them
- *pᵊnê*
- noun masculine plural construct - face of
- *ʾāreṣ*
- noun feminine singular - earth/land
- *wə-yaḥdᵊlû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they ceased
- *lîbnōt*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - to build
- *ʿîr*
- noun feminine singular - city