- *wattōʾḇadnāh*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd plural feminine - and they were lost
- *hāʾăṯōnôṯ*
- noun, feminine, plural, with definite article - the female donkeys
- *ʾăḇî*
- noun, masculine, singular, construct - father of
- *wayyōʾmer*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he said
- *bənô*
- noun, masculine, singular + 3rd singular masculine suffix - his son
- *qaḥ*
- Qal imperative, 2nd singular masculine - take
- *nāʾ*
- particle of entreaty - please/now
- *hannəʿārîm*
- noun, masculine, plural with definite article - the young men/servants
- *qûm*
- Qal imperative, 2nd singular masculine - arise
- *lēḵ*
- Qal imperative, 2nd singular masculine - go
- *baqqēš*
- Piel imperative, 2nd singular masculine - seek/search for
- *hāʾăṯōnōṯ*
- noun, feminine, plural with definite article - the female donkeys