- *zeh*
- demonstrative pronoun - this
- *hāyîṯî*
- Qal perfect 1st person singular - I was
- *Yərûšālāim*
- proper name - Jerusalem
- *šənaṯ*
- feminine singular construct - year of
- *šəlōšîm*
- cardinal number - thirty
- *šəttayim*
- cardinal number feminine - two
- *'Artaḥšast'*
- proper name - Artaxerxes
- *meleḵ*
- masculine singular noun with definite article - the king
- *Bāḇel*
- proper name - Babylon
- *bā'ṯî*
- Qal perfect 1st person singular - I came
- *qēṣ*
- masculine singular construct - end of
- *yāmîm*
- masculine plural noun - days
- *niš'altî*
- Niphal perfect 1st person singular - I was asked/I requested