- *hă-lōʾ*
- interrogative + negative particle - is not
- *zeh*
- demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this
- *ha-dāḇār*
- article + noun, masculine singular - the word/thing
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - which/that
- *dibbarnû*
- Piel perfect, 1st common plural - we spoke
- *ʾêleḵā*
- preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you
- *ḇə-Miṣrayim*
- preposition + proper noun - in Egypt
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying
- *ḥădal*
- Qal imperative, masculine singular - cease/leave
- *mimmennû*
- preposition + 1st common plural suffix - from us
- *wə-naʿaḇdāh*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect cohortative, 1st common plural - and let us serve
- *ʾeṯ*
- direct object marker
- *Miṣrayim*
- proper noun - Egypt/Egyptians
- *kî*
- conjunction - for/because
- *ṭôḇ*
- adjective, masculine singular - good
- *lānû*
- preposition + 1st common plural suffix - for us
- *ʿăḇōd*
- Qal infinitive construct - to serve
- *mi-muṯēnû*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 1st common plural suffix - than our dying
- *ba-midbār*
- preposition + article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness