- *yāśîmû*
- verb, Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - set/placed
- *baʿălê*
- masculine plural noun, construct state - lords/masters/citizens of
- *šekem*
- proper noun - Shechem
- *mĕʾārĕbîm*
- masculine plural participle, Piel - ambushers/ones lying in wait
- *rāʾšê*
- masculine plural noun, construct state - heads/tops of
- *hehārîm*
- masculine plural noun with definite article - the mountains
- *yigzĕlû*
- verb, Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - robbed/plundered
- *ʾēt*
- direct object marker
- *yaʿăbōr*
- verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - passed by
- *dārek*
- feminine noun with definite article - the way/road
- *yuggad*
- verb, Hophal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - it was told
- פ
- Hebrew paragraph marker (petuchah)