- *yōʾmərû*
- Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they said
- *nəśîʾîm*
- masculine plural - leaders
- *yiḥyû*
- Qal imperfect/jussive 3rd masculine plural - let them live
- *yihyû*
- Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they became
- *ḥōṭəḇê*
- Qal participle masculine plural construct - cutters of
- *ʿēṣîm*
- masculine plural - wood/trees
- *šōʾăḇê*
- Qal participle masculine plural construct - drawers of
- *mayim*
- masculine plural - water
- *ʿēḏâ*
- feminine singular - congregation
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - which/as
- *dibbərû*
- Piel perfect 3rd common plural - they spoke