- *wə-ʾim*
- conjunction + conditional particle - and if
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *yaḥpōṣ*
- qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he desires
- *ha-ʾîš*
- definite article + noun masculine singular - the man
- *lāqaḥat*
- qal infinitive construct - to take
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *yəbimtô*
- noun feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sister-in-law
- *wə-ʿālətāh*
- conjunction + qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - and she shall go up
- *ha-šaʿrāh*
- definite article + noun masculine singular + directional heh - to the gate
- *ʾel*
- preposition - to
- *ha-zəqēnîm*
- definite article + noun masculine plural - the elders
- *wə-ʾāmrāh*
- conjunction + qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - and she shall say
- *mēʾēn*
- piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he refuses
- *yəbāmî*
- noun masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my brother-in-law
- *lə-hāqîm*
- preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to raise up
- *lə-ʾāḥîw*
- preposition + noun masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for his brother
- *šēm*
- noun masculine singular - name
- *bə-yiśrāʾēl*
- preposition + proper noun - in Israel
- *ʾābāh*
- qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he is willing
- *yabbəmî*
- piel infinitive construct + 1st person singular suffix - to perform levirate duty to me