- *wayhî*
- waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect of *hāyâ* - and there was
- *naʿar*
- masculine singular noun - young man/youth
- *bêt leḥem*
- construct - Bethlehem (lit. house of bread)
- *yĕhûdâ*
- proper noun - Judah
- *mimmišpaḥat*
- preposition + feminine singular construct - from the family/clan of
- *lēwî*
- proper noun/gentilic - Levite
- *gār*
- masculine singular qal participle of *gûr* - sojourning/residing temporarily