- *wə-yhiy*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass
- *ḥōdeš*
- masculine singular construct - month of
- *nîsān*
- proper noun - Nisan (first month)
- *šənat*
- feminine singular construct - year of
- *ʾartaḥšasetʾ*
- proper noun - Artaxerxes
- *melek*
- masculine singular - king
- *yayin*
- masculine singular - wine
- *wā-ʾeśśāʾ*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 1st singular - and I lifted up/carried
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *wā-ʾettənāh*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 1st singular - and I gave
- *wə-lōʾ*
- conjunction + negative particle - and not
- *hāyîtî*
- qal perfect 1st singular - I was/had been
- *raʿ*
- adjective masculine singular - bad/evil/sad