- *wə-yōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said
- *yəhôšuaʿ*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Joshua
- *ha-kōhănîm*
- definite article + noun, masculine plural - the priests
- *lēmōr*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say
- *śəʾû*
- qal imperative 2mp - take up/lift
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *ʾărôn*
- noun, masculine singular construct - ark of
- *ha-bərît*
- definite article + noun, feminine singular - the covenant
- *wə-ʿibrû*
- waw conjunction + qal imperative 2mp - and cross over/pass
- *hā-ʿām*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people
- *wə-yiśśəʾû*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they took up
- *wə-yēlkû*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they went