- *wa-yiqrā'*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he called
- *mōšeh*
- proper noun - Moses
- *ziqnê*
- masculine plural construct noun - elders of
- *yiśrā'ēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *wa-yō'mer*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *miškû*
- qal imperative masculine plural - draw out/select
- *qəḥû*
- qal imperative masculine plural - take
- *ṣō'n*
- collective noun - flock/sheep
- *mišpəḥōtêkem*
- feminine plural noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your families
- *šaḥăṭû*
- qal imperative masculine plural - slaughter
- *pāsaḥ*
- noun with definite article - the passover