- *hālaḵ*
- Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he went/walked
- *midbār*
- noun masculine singular + definite article - the wilderness/desert
- *dereḵ*
- noun masculine construct - journey/way/road of
- *wayyāḇōʾ*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he came
- *wayyēšeḇ*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sat
- *rōtem*
- noun masculine singular - broom tree/juniper
- *wayyišʾal*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he requested
- *napšô*
- noun feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his life/soul
- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *napšî*
- noun feminine singular construct + 1st common singular suffix - my life/soul
- *ʾānōḵî*
- personal pronoun 1st common singular - I
- *ʾăḇōtāy*
- noun masculine plural construct + 1st common singular suffix - my fathers/ancestors