- *wə-yəṣaw*
- waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he commanded
- *lēmōr*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying
- *kî*
- conjunction - when, if
- *yipgāšəkā*
- Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - he meets you
- *šəʾēləkā*
- Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - he asks you
- *tēlēk*
- Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you are going