- *wə-yiqqaḥ*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took
- *bālāq*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Balak
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *bilʿām*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Balaam
- *rōʾš*
- common noun, masculine singular construct - top of
- *ha-pəʿôr*
- definite article + proper noun - the Peor
- *ha-nišqāp*
- definite article + niphal participle, masculine singular - the one looking down
- *ʿal*
- preposition - upon
- *pənê*
- common noun, masculine plural construct - face of
- *ha-yəšîmōn*
- definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the desert