- *wayəhî*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular of *hāyāh* with waw consecutive - and it was
- *liḇnê*
- preposition + construct plural - for sons of
- *ʾahărōn*
- proper name - Aaron
- *mimmišpəḥôṯ*
- preposition + plural construct - from families of
- *haqqəhāṯî*
- definite article + gentilic singular - the Kohathite
- *mibbənê*
- preposition + construct plural - from sons of
- *lēwî*
- proper name - Levi
- *kî*
- conjunction - because/for
- *lāhem*
- preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them
- *hāyāh*
- Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - was
- *haggôrāl*
- definite article + noun - the lot
- *rîʾšōnāh*
- adjective feminine singular - first