- *ʾimrî*
- imperative 2nd person feminine singular - say
- *nāʾ*
- particle of entreaty - please
- *ʾăḥōtî*
- noun feminine + 1st person singular suffix - my sister
- *ʾāt*
- independent pronoun 2nd person feminine singular - you
- *lemaʿan*
- conjunction - in order that
- *yîṭab*
- imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it may be well
- *baʿăbûrēk*
- preposition + noun + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - on account of you
- *weḥāyetāh*
- conjunction + perfect 3rd person feminine singular - and will live
- *nafšî*
- noun feminine + 1st person singular suffix - my soul
- *biglālēk*
- preposition + noun + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - because of you