- *wə-yhî*
- conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3ms - and it came to pass/happened
- *nishmaʿ*
- verb, niphal perfect 3ms - it was heard
- *Sanballaṭ*
- proper noun - Sanballat
- *Ṭôbiyyâ*
- proper noun - Tobiah
- *Geshem*
- proper noun - Geshem
- *ʿarbî*
- adjective, masculine singular - Arabian
- *yeter*
- noun, masculine singular construct - remainder of
- *ʾôyəbênû*
- noun, masculine plural construct + 1cp suffix - our enemies
- *bānîtî*
- verb, qal perfect 1cs - I built
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *ḥômâ*
- noun, feminine singular - wall
- *nôtar*
- verb, niphal perfect 3ms - was left/remained
- *pāreṣ*
- noun, masculine singular - breach/gap
- *ʿēt*
- noun, feminine singular - time
- *dəlātôt*
- noun, feminine plural - doors
- *heʿĕmadtî*
- verb, hiphil perfect 1cs - I had set up/erected
- *shəʿārîm*
- noun, masculine plural - gates