- *wayyaʿan*
- Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he answered'
- *Lāḇān*
- proper noun, masculine singular - 'Laban'
- *Bəṯûʾēl*
- proper noun, masculine singular - 'Bethuel'
- *wayyōʾmrû*
- Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - 'and they said'
- *Yhwh*
- divine name
- *yāṣāʾ*
- Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'it has come forth'
- *haddāḇār*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the matter'
- *nûḵal*
- Qal imperfect, 1st person plural - 'we are able'
- *dabbēr*
- Piel infinitive construct - 'to speak'
- *raʿ*
- adjective, masculine singular - 'bad'
- *ṭôḇ*
- adjective, masculine singular - 'good'