- *vayehi*
- conjunction + verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it was
- *gevul bene re'uven*
- noun, masculine, singular construct + noun, masculine, plural construct + proper noun - border of children of Reuben
- *hayyarden ugevul*
- noun with definite article + conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - the Jordan and border
- *nachalat bene-re'uven*
- noun, feminine, singular construct + noun, masculine, plural construct + proper noun - inheritance of children of Reuben
- *lemishpechotam*
- preposition + noun, feminine, plural + possessive suffix, 3rd person masculine plural - according to their families
- *he'arim vechatsrehen*
- noun, feminine, plural with definite article + conjunction + noun, feminine, plural + possessive suffix, 3rd person feminine plural - the cities and their villages