- *mah*
- interrogative - what
- *lākem*
- preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - to you
- *ʾattem*
- 2nd masculine plural pronoun - you
- *mōšəlîm*
- Qal participle masculine plural - using as proverb
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *ha-māšāl*
- definite article with masculine singular noun - the proverb
- *ha-zeh*
- definite article with demonstrative pronoun - this
- *ʿal*
- preposition - concerning, about
- *ʾadəmat*
- construct state, feminine singular - land of
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition with Qal infinitive construct - saying
- *ʾābôt*
- masculine plural noun - fathers
- *yōʾkəlû*
- Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they eat
- *bōser*
- masculine singular noun - sour grapes
- *wə-*
- conjunction - and
- *šinnê*
- construct state, feminine plural - teeth of
- *ha-bānîm*
- definite article with masculine plural noun - the sons/children
- *tiqəheynāh*
- Qal imperfect 3rd feminine plural - set on edge, become blunt