- *wayyāqūmû*
- qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they arose
- *wayyaʿălû*
- qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they went up
- *Bêt*-*ʾĒl*
- proper noun - Bethel (House of God)
- *wayyišʾălû*
- qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they inquired
- *ʾĕlōhîm*
- masculine, plural - God
- *wayyōmĕrû*
- qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they said
- *bənê*
- construct state, masculine, plural - sons of/children of
- *Yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *yaʿăleh*
- qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will go up
- *təḥillâ*
- feminine, singular - beginning/first
- *milḥāmâ*
- definite, feminine, singular - the battle/war
- *Binyāmin*
- proper noun - Benjamin
- *wayyōmer*
- qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - LORD
- *Yəhûdâ*
- proper noun - Judah