- *ʾebăḥar*
- Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I chose
- *darkām*
- noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their way
- *wə-ʾēšēb*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I sat
- *rōʾš*
- noun, masculine singular - head/chief
- *wə-ʾeškôn*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I dwelt/lived
- *kə-melek*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a king
- *ba-gədûd*
- preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the troop
- *ka-ʾăšer*
- preposition + relative particle - as one who
- *ʾăbēlîm*
- adjective, masculine plural - mourners
- *yənaḥēm*
- Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he comforts