- *wa-yəhî*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular apocopated - and it was
- *yôm*
- masculine singular noun with definite article - the day
- *wa-yābōʾû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and came
- *bənê*
- masculine plural construct - sons of
- *ʾĕlōhîm*
- masculine plural noun with definite article - the God/gods
- *lə-hityaṣṣēb*
- preposition + hithpael infinitive construct - to present themselves
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - the LORD
- *wa-yābôʾ*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and came
- *śāṭān*
- masculine singular noun with definite article - the adversary/Satan