- *wə-yîrəʾû*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they feared
- *ʾănāšîm*
- noun, masculine plural - men
- *kî*
- conjunction - because/that/for
- *hûḇəʾû*
- Hophal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were brought
- *bêt*
- noun, masculine singular construct - house of
- *Yôsēp̄*
- proper noun - Joseph
- *wə-yōʾmərû*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they said
- *ʿal*
- preposition - concerning/about/because of
- *dəḇar*
- noun, masculine singular construct - matter of
- *kesep̄*
- noun, masculine singular - silver/money
- *šāḇ*
- Qal participle, masculine singular - returning/restored
- *bə-ʾamtəḥōtênû*
- preposition + noun, feminine plural + 1st plural suffix - in our sacks
- *ba-təḥillâ*
- preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - at the beginning/first time
- *ʾănaḥnû*
- 1st common plural pronoun - we
- *mûḇāʾîm*
- Hophal participle, masculine plural - being brought
- *lə-hitgōlēl*
- preposition + Hitpael infinitive construct - to roll/attack
- *ʿālênû*
- preposition + 1st common plural suffix - upon us
- *û-lə-hitnappēl*
- conjunction + preposition + Hitpael infinitive construct - and to fall upon
- *wə-lāqaḥat*
- conjunction + Qal infinitive construct - and to take
- *ʾōtānû*
- direct object marker + 1st common plural suffix - us
- *la-ʿăḇāḏîm*
- preposition + noun, masculine plural - for slaves
- *wə-ʾet*
- conjunction + direct object marker
- *ḥămōrênû*
- noun, masculine plural + 1st common plural suffix - our donkeys