- *wa-*
- consecutive conjunction - and
- *wayyišləḥû-šām*
- verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural + adverb - they sent there
- *hā-ʿēdāh*
- noun with definite article, feminine, singular - the congregation/assembly
- *šənêm-ʿāśār*
- numeral, masculine - twelve
- *ʾelep̄*
- noun, masculine, singular - thousand
- *ʾîš*
- noun, masculine, singular - men
- *mi-bənê*
- preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct - from sons of
- *he-ḥayil*
- noun with definite article, masculine, singular - the valor/strength
- *wayṣawwû*
- verb, piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they commanded
- *ʾôtām*
- direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - saying
- *ləkû*
- verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - go
- *wə-hikkîtem*
- conjunction + verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and strike
- *ʾet-yôšəbê*
- direct object marker + noun, masculine, plural construct - inhabitants of
- *Yābēš Gilʿād*
- proper noun - Jabesh-Gilead
- *lə-p̄î-ḥereb*
- preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct + noun, feminine, singular - with edge of sword
- *wə-ha-nāšîm*
- conjunction + noun with definite article, feminine, plural - and the women
- *wə-ha-ṭāp̄*
- conjunction + noun with definite article, masculine, singular - and the children