- *wə-yaškēm*
- waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3ms - and he rose early
- *yəhôšuaʿ*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Joshua
- *bōqer*
- noun, masculine singular - morning
- *wə-yissəʿû*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they journeyed/set out
- *ha-šiṭṭîm*
- definite article + proper noun - Shittim (place name)
- *wə-yābōʾû*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they came
- *ha-yardēn*
- definite article + proper noun - the Jordan (river)
- *bənê*
- noun construct, masculine plural - sons of/children of
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *wə-yālînû*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they lodged/spent the night
- *ṭerem*
- adverb - before/not yet
- *yaʿăbōrû*
- qal imperfect 3mp - they would cross over