- *wa-yannîḥû*
- conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they placed
- *ʾōtô*
- direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him
- *ba-mishmār*
- preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - in the guard/custody
- *kî*
- conjunction - because/for
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *phōrash*
- pual perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it was explained/declared
- *mah-yēʿāśeh*
- interrogative pronoun + niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - what should be done
- *lô*
- preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him