- *wə-yāshûbû*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and returned
- *ha-malʾākîm*
- definite article + noun, masculine plural - the messengers
- *ʾēlāyw*
- preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
- *wə-yōʾmer*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *ʾălêhem*
- preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them
- *mah-zeh*
- interrogative pronoun + demonstrative pronoun - why this
- *shabttem*
- qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you have returned