- *wə-yōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he/it said
- *môʾāb*
- proper noun - Moab
- *ziqnê*
- masculine plural construct of *zāqēn* - elders of
- *midyān*
- proper noun - Midian
- *ʿattâ*
- adverb - now
- *yəlaḥăkû*
- piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will lick up
- *qāhāl*
- masculine singular with definite article - the assembly/congregation
- *səbîbōtênû*
- feminine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix - our surroundings
- *lilḥōk*
- qal infinitive construct - licking/to lick
- *šôr*
- masculine singular with definite article - the ox
- *yereq*
- masculine singular construct - greenery of
- *śādeh*
- masculine singular with definite article - the field
- *bālāq*
- proper noun - Balak
- *ben*
- masculine singular construct - son of
- *ṣippôr*
- proper noun - Zippor
- *melek*
- masculine singular - king
- *ʿēt*
- feminine singular with definite article - the time
- *hîʾ*
- feminine singular demonstrative - that