- *nəśîʾ*
- masculine singular construct - chief/leader of
- *bêṯ*
- construct state - house of
- *ʾāb*
- masculine singular - father/ancestral house
- *mišpəḥōṯ*
- feminine plural construct with preposition lamed - for families/clans of
- *mərārî*
- proper noun - Merari
- *ṣûrîʾēl*
- proper noun, masculine - personal name
- *ben*
- construct state - son of
- *ʾăḇîḥāyil*
- proper noun, masculine - personal name
- *yereḵ*
- feminine singular construct - side/flank of
- *miškān*
- masculine singular with definite article - the tabernacle/dwelling place
- *yaḥănû*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person plural - they shall camp/encamp
- *ṣāp̄ōnāh*
- directional suffix - northward