- *wayəhî*
- waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and there was/and he had
- *bānîm*
- masculine plural noun - sons
- *bānôṯ*
- feminine plural noun - daughters
- *šillaḥ*
- Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he sent out
- *haḥûṣāh*
- definite article + masculine singular noun + directional heh - to the outside
- *hēḇîʾ*
- Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he brought in
- *ləḇānāyw*
- preposition + masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for his sons
- *haḥûṣ*
- definite article + masculine singular noun - the outside
- *wayyišpōṭ*
- waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he judged
- *ʾeṯ*
- direct object marker
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *šānîm*
- feminine plural noun - years