- *wə-yēšəbû*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they sat/were seated
- *lə-pānāyw*
- preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - before/in front of him
- *ha-bəkōr*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the firstborn
- *ki-bəkōrātô*
- preposition + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - according to his birthright
- *wə-ha-ṣāʿîr*
- conjunction + definite article + adjective, masculine singular - and the younger
- *ki-ṣəʿirātô*
- preposition + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - according to his youth
- *wa-yitməhû*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they were amazed/astonished
- *hā-ʾănāšîm*
- definite article + noun, masculine plural - the men
- *ʾîš*
- noun, masculine singular - each man/each one
- *ʾel-rēʿēhû*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to his neighbor/companion