- *wayyim'ăsū*
- qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they despised
- *'ereṣ*
- noun, feminine, singular construct - land of
- *ḥemdāh*
- noun, feminine, singular - desirability/pleasant
- *he'ĕmînū*
- hiphil perfect, 3rd person plural - they believed
- *dəbārō*
- noun + 3rd person suffix, masculine, singular - his word