- *wə-yəhî*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it happened
- *dabbēr*
- piel infinitive construct - speaking
- *wə-yipnû*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they turned
- *wə-hinnēh*
- waw conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold
- *nirʾâ*
- niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - appeared/was seen
- *'ānān*
- masculine singular - cloud