- *mah*
- interrogative pronoun - what
- *še*
- relative particle - that/which
- *hāyâ*
- verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it was
- *kəḇār*
- adverb - already/long ago
- *hûʾ*
- personal pronoun, masculine singular - he/it
- *wa*
- conjunction - and
- *ʾăšer*
- relative particle - that/which
- *li*
- preposition - to/for
- *hyôṯ*
- verb, qal infinitive construct - to be
- *wə*
- conjunction - and
- *hā-ʾĕlōhîm*
- definite article + noun, masculine plural (with singular meaning) - God
- *yəḇaqqēš*
- verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he seeks
- *ʾeṯ*
- direct object marker
- *nirdāp̄*
- verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - the pursued/persecuted