- *wə-yəhî*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was
- *wə-ta'al*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and came up
- *ha-śəlāw*
- feminine singular with definite article - the quail
- *wə-təkas*
- waw consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and covered
- *ha-maḥăneh*
- masculine singular with definite article - the camp
- *hāytâ*
- qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - was
- *šikbat*
- construct state feminine singular - layer of
- *ha-ṭal*
- masculine singular with definite article - the dew