- *wə-yōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *bəʿôd*
- preposition + adverb - while yet/still
- *yeled*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - the child
- *ḥay*
- adjective, masculine singular - living/alive
- *ṣamtî*
- Qal perfect 1st common singular - I fasted
- *wā-ʾebkeh*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 1st common singular - and I wept
- *kî ʾāmartî*
- conjunction + Qal perfect 1st common singular - because I said
- *mî yôdēaʿ*
- interrogative pronoun + Qal participle masculine singular - who knows
- *wə-ḥannanî*
- waw consecutive + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - and he will be gracious to me
- *YHWH*
- divine name - LORD
- *wə-ḥay*
- waw consecutive + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and will live
- *yāled*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - the child