- *wəheḥĕrîšû*
- conjunction + 3rd plural Hiphil perfect - and they kept silent
- *wəlōʾ*
- conjunction + negative particle - and not
- *ʿānû*
- 3rd plural Qal perfect - they answered
- *ʾōṯô*
- direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
- *dāḇār*
- noun masculine singular - word/thing
- *kî*
- conjunction - because/for
- *miṣwaṯ*
- noun feminine singular construct - command of
- *hîʾ*
- 3rd feminine singular pronoun - it [is]
- *lēmōr*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *ṯaʿănûhû*
- 2nd masculine plural Qal imperfect + 3rd masculine singular suffix - you shall answer him