- *ʿal*
- preposition - on/concerning/because of
- *dəbar*
- masculine singular construct - matter/word/thing of
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - which/who/that
- *qiddəmû*
- piel perfect, 3rd common plural - they met/greeted/confronted
- *ʾetkem*
- direct object marker with 2nd masculine plural suffix - you
- *ba*
- preposition with definite article - in the
- *leḥem*
- masculine singular noun - bread/food
- *û*
- conjunction - and
- *mayim*
- masculine plural noun - water
- *derek*
- masculine singular noun - way/road/journey
- *bə*
- preposition - in
- *ṣēʾtəkem*
- qal infinitive construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your going out
- *mi*
- preposition - from
- *miṣrayim*
- proper noun - Egypt
- *śākar*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he hired
- *ʿāleykā*
- preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - against you
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *bilʿām*
- proper noun - Balaam
- *ben*
- masculine singular construct - son of
- *bəʿôr*
- proper noun - Beor
- *pətôr*
- proper noun - Pethor
- *ʾăram*
- proper noun - Aram/Syria
- *nahărayim*
- proper noun - Naharaim (two rivers, Mesopotamia)
- *lə*
- preposition - to/for
- *qallelkā*
- piel infinitive construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to curse you