- *wə-yiśśāʾ*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and lifted up
- *yaʿăqōb*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob
- *ʿênāyw*
- noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes
- *wə-yar*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and saw
- *wə-hinnēh*
- conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold
- *ʿēśāw*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Esau
- *bāʾ*
- Qal participle, masculine singular - coming
- *ʾarbaʿ mēʾôt ʾîš*
- cardinal number + noun feminine plural + noun masculine singular - four hundred men
- *wə-yaḥaṣ*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he divided
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *yəlādîm*
- noun, masculine plural - children
- *lēʾāh*
- proper noun, feminine singular - Leah
- *rāḥēl*
- proper noun, feminine singular - Rachel
- *štê*
- numeral, feminine construct - two of
- *haššəpāḥôt*
- definite article + noun, feminine plural - the maidservants/female slaves