- *Kî*
- conjunction - for/because
- *ʿal*-*kēn*
- preposition + adverb - therefore
- *šālaḥ*
- perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sent
- *ʾēlênû*
- preposition + 1st person common plural suffix - to us
- *Bābel*
- proper noun - Babylon
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + infinitive construct - saying
- *ʾărukkâ*
- adjective, feminine singular - long
- *hîʾ*
- 3rd person feminine singular independent pronoun - it
- *bənû*
- imperative, masculine plural - build
- *bāttîm*
- noun, masculine plural - houses
- *wə-šēbû*
- conjunction + imperative, masculine plural - and dwell
- *wə-niṭʿû*
- conjunction + imperative, masculine plural - and plant
- *gannôt*
- noun, feminine plural - gardens
- *wə-ʾiklû*
- conjunction + imperative, masculine plural - and eat
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *pərîhen*
- noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their fruit