- *wə-yəhî*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass/and it happened
- *yəmê*
- construct plural of *yôm* - days of
- *ʾamrāp̄el*
- proper noun, king's name
- *melek*
- construct state noun, masculine singular - king of
- *šinʿār*
- proper noun, place name (Shinar/Babylon)
- *ʾaryôk*
- proper noun, king's name
- *ʾellāsār*
- proper noun, place name
- *kədārlāʿōmer*
- proper noun, king's name
- *ʿêlām*
- proper noun, place name (Elam)
- *wə-ṯiḏʿāl*
- conjunction + proper noun, king's name
- *gôyim*
- common noun, masculine plural - nations/gentiles