- *wə-yəhî*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and it happened
- *nəsōaʿ*
- qal infinitive construct - setting out of
- *hā-ʿām*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people
- *ʾohŏlêhem*
- noun, masculine plural + 3mp suffix - their tents
- *ʿăbōr*
- qal infinitive construct - to cross over
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *ha-yardēn*
- definite article + proper noun - the Jordan
- *ha-kōhănîm*
- definite article + noun, masculine plural - the priests
- *nōśəʾê*
- qal participle, masculine plural construct - bearers of
- *hā-ʾārôn*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the ark
- *ha-bərît*
- definite article + noun, feminine singular - the covenant