- *wə-yōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *YHWH*
- proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD
- *Mōšeh*
- proper noun - Moses
- *ʾĕmōr*
- Qal imperative, masculine singular - say/speak
- *ʾAhărōn*
- proper noun - Aaron
- *nəṭēh*
- Qal imperative, masculine singular - stretch out/extend
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *maṭṭəkā*
- noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your staff/rod
- *wə-hak*
- waw conjunctive + Hiphil imperative, masculine singular - and strike/smite
- *ʿăpar*
- noun, masculine singular construct - dust of
- *ʾāreṣ*
- noun, feminine singular - land/earth
- *wə-hāyāh*
- waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it shall become
- *kinnîm*
- noun, masculine plural - gnats/lice
- *ʾereṣ*
- noun, feminine singular construct - land/earth
- *Miṣrayim*
- proper noun - Egypt