- *wa-yəhî*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it happened
- *ḥăṣî*
- masculine singular construct - half/middle of
- *laylāh*
- masculine singular noun - night
- *hikkāh*
- hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - struck
- *bəkôr*
- masculine singular construct - firstborn of
- *'ereṣ*
- feminine singular construct - land of
- *miṣrayim*
- proper noun - Egypt
- *bəkōr*
- masculine singular construct - firstborn of
- *par'ōh*
- proper noun - Pharaoh
- *yōšēb*
- qal participle masculine singular - sitting
- *kis'ô*
- masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his throne
- *šəbî*
- masculine singular noun - captive/prisoner
- *bêt*
- masculine singular construct - house of
- *bôr*
- masculine singular noun - pit/dungeon
- *bəhēmāh*
- feminine singular noun - beast/cattle