- *wayyēlek*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went/journeyed
- *massāʿāyw*
- noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his journeys
- *negeḇ*
- noun, masculine singular - south/Negev region
- *Bêṯ-ʾĒl*
- proper noun - Bethel (house of God)
- *hammāqôm*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the place
- *hāyâ*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/had been
- *ʾohŏlô*
- noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his tent
- *battĕḥillâ*
- preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the beginning/at first
- *hāʿĀy*
- definite article + proper noun - the Ai