- *wə-yēlek*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went
- *ʿēśāw*
- proper noun - Esau
- *yišmāʿēʾl*
- proper noun - Ishmael
- *wə-yiqqaḥ*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he took
- *ʾet-māḥălat*
- direct object marker + proper noun - Mahalath
- *bat-yišmāʿēʾl*
- noun, feminine singular construct + proper noun - daughter of Ishmael
- *ben-ʾabrāhām*
- noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Abraham
- *ʾăḥôt*
- noun, feminine singular construct - sister of
- *nəbāyôt*
- proper noun - Nebaioth
- *nāšāyw*
- noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wives
- *ʾiššâ*
- noun, feminine singular - woman/wife