- *wə*
- conjunction with jussive/cohortative force - so that, in order that
- *ʾachar*
- adverb - afterward, subsequently
- *bāʾû*
- qal perfect, 3rd plural - they came/entered
- *Mōšeh*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Moses
- *ʾAhărōn*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Aaron
- *wayyōʾmərû*
- qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - and they said
- *ʾel*
- preposition - to, toward
- *Parʿōh*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Pharaoh
- *kōh*
- adverb - thus, so
- *ʾāmar*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has said/spoken
- *YHWH*
- proper noun, divine name - Yahweh
- *ʾĕlōhê*
- noun construct, masculine plural - God of
- *Yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *šallaḥ*
- piel imperative, masculine singular - send away, release
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *ʿam*
- noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my people
- *yāḥōggû*
- qal imperfect, 3rd plural - they may celebrate, hold a festival
- *lə*
- preposition with 1st person suffix - to/for me
- *ba*
- preposition with definite article - in the
- *midbar*
- noun, masculine singular - wilderness, desert