- *wāʾāqum*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I arose
- *babbōqer*
- preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the morning
- *lĕhênîq*
- preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - to nurse/to give suck
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *bĕnî*
- noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my son
- *wĕhinnēh*
- conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold
- *mēt*
- adjective, masculine singular - dead
- *wāʾetbônēn*
- waw consecutive + Hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - and I examined closely
- *ʾēlāyw*
- preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - at him
- *lōʾ-hāyāh*
- negative particle + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was not
- *ʾăšer*
- relative particle - whom
- *yālādtî*
- Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I bore/gave birth to