- *wāʾetḥannan*
- waw consecutive + verb, hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - and I pleaded/besought/sought favor
- *ʾel*
- preposition - to/toward
- *YHWH*
- proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD
- *bāʿēt*
- preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the time
- *hahiw*
- definite article + pronoun, feminine singular - that
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying