- *wə-kî*
- conjunction + conjunction - and if
- *yiphtach*
- qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - opens
- *ʾîsh*
- masculine singular noun - a man
- *bôr*
- masculine singular noun - a pit
- *ʾô*
- conjunction - or
- *kî*
- conjunction - if
- *yikhreh*
- qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - digs
- *bōr*
- masculine singular noun - a pit
- *wə-lōʾ*
- conjunction *wə* + negative particle - and not
- *yəkassennû*
- piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he covers it
- *wə-nāphal*
- conjunction *wə* + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and falls
- *shāmmāh*
- adverb - there/into it
- *shôr*
- masculine singular noun - an ox
- *chamôr*
- masculine singular noun - a donkey