- *wa-yābōʾû*
- conjunction-waw + qal imperfect 3mp consecutive - and they came
- *ʾănāšîm*
- masculine plural noun - men
- *šekem*
- proper place name - Shechem
- *šilô*
- proper place name - Shiloh
- *šōmərôn*
- proper place name - Samaria
- *ʾîš*
- masculine singular noun - man (used as counting unit)
- *məgulləḥê*
- pual participle masculine plural construct - having shaved
- *zāqān*
- masculine singular noun - beard
- *qəruʿê*
- qal passive participle masculine plural construct - torn/rent
- *bəgādîm*
- masculine plural noun - clothes/garments
- *mitgōdədîm*
- hithpael participle masculine plural - cutting themselves
- *minḥâ*
- feminine singular noun - grain offering/tribute/gift
- *ləbônâ*
- feminine singular noun - frankincense
- *bêt*
- masculine singular construct - house of
- *YHWH*
- divine name - LORD/Yahweh