- *wayyōʾmer*
- verb, Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he said'
- *šalleḥēnî*
- verb, Piel imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'let me go'
- *nāʾ*
- particle - 'please'
- *zebaḥ*
- noun, masculine singular construct - 'sacrifice of'
- *mišpāḥâ*
- noun, feminine singular - 'family'
- *hāʿîr*
- noun, feminine singular with definite article - 'the city'
- *ṣiwwâ*
- verb, Piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he commanded'
- *ʾāḥî*
- noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my brother'
- *māṣāʾtî*
- verb, Qal perfect, 1st person singular - 'I have found'
- *ḥēn*
- noun, masculine singular - 'favor'
- *ʿênêkā*
- noun, dual construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your eyes'
- *ʾimmāleṭâ*
- verb, Niphal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - 'let me escape/slip away'
- *ʾerʾeh*
- verb, Qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - 'let me see'
- *ʾeḥāy*
- noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my brothers'
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - 'not'
- *šulḥan*
- noun, masculine singular construct - 'table of'
- *hammelek*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the king'