- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
- *liḇnôṯ*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - to build
- *lāh*
- preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - for her/it
- *ḇayiṯ*
- noun, masculine singular - house
- *bəʾereṣ*
- preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in land of
- *šinʿār*
- proper noun - Shinar (Babylon)
- *wəhûḵan*
- conjunction + hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it will be established
- *wəhunniḥāh*
- conjunction + hophal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - and she/it will be set
- *šām*
- adverb - there
- *ʿal*
- preposition - on
- *məḵunāṯāh*
- noun, feminine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her/its base/pedestal