- *wa-yōʾmer*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said
- *ʾAḇrāhām*
- proper noun masculine singular - Abraham
- *ʾel*
- preposition - to/unto
- *hā-ʾĔlōhîm*
- definite article + noun masculine plural - the God
- *lû*
- particle of wish - O that/would that/if only
- *Yišmāʿēʾl*
- proper noun masculine singular - Ishmael
- *yiḥyeh*
- qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - might live
- *lə-p̄āneḵā*
- preposition + noun masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - before you/in your presence