- *wayyîṭav*
- qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, waw consecutive - and it was good
- *haddāvār*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the word, the matter
- *bəʿênê*
- preposition + noun, feminine dual construct - in eyes of
- *bənê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
- *Yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *wayəvārăkû*
- piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, waw consecutive - and they blessed
- *ʾElōhîm*
- noun, masculine plural - God
- *wəlōʾ*
- conjunction + negative particle - and not
- *ʾāmərû*
- qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they said
- *laʿălôt*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - to go up
- *ʿălêhem*
- preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - against them
- *laṣṣāvāʾ*
- preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the battle/army
- *ləšaḥēt*
- preposition + piel infinitive construct - to destroy
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *hāʾāreṣ*
- definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - which, that
- *Rəʾûvēn*
- proper noun - Reuben
- *ûvənê*
- conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and sons of
- *Gād*
- proper noun - Gad
- *yōšəvîm*
- qal participle, masculine plural - dwelling, living
- *bāh*
- preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - in it