- *wa-yōʾmer*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular apocopated - and he said
- *yəhôšuaʿ*
- proper noun - Joshua
- *ʾel*
- preposition - to/toward
- *hā-ʿām*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people
- *ʿēdîm*
- noun, masculine plural - witnesses
- *ʾattem*
- 2nd person masculine plural pronoun - you
- *bākem*
- preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - against yourselves
- *kî*
- conjunction - that
- *bəḥartem*
- qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have chosen
- *lākem*
- preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - for yourselves
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *YHWH*
- divine name, tetragrammaton
- *la-ʿăbōd*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - to serve
- *ʾôtô*
- direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him
- *wa-yōʾmərû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they said