- *wə-yəhî*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive of *hāyâ* - and it came to pass
- *zāʿăqû*
- qal perfect 3rd person plural - they cried out
- *bənê-yiśrāʾēl*
- construct noun phrase - sons of Israel
- *ʿal*
- preposition - concerning/about
- *ʾōdôt*
- noun, feminine plural construct - matters/affairs of