- *wə-yōʾmer*
- waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'
- *leḵ*
- imperative 2nd masculine singular - 'go'
- *nāʾ*
- particle of entreaty - 'please'
- *rəʾê*
- imperative 2nd masculine singular - 'see/look'
- *šəlôm*
- noun, masculine singular construct - 'welfare/well-being of'
- *ʾaḥêḵā*
- noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your brothers'
- *ha-ṣṣōʾn*
- definite article with noun, common singular - 'the flock'
- *wa-hăšîḇênî*
- waw-conjunctive with hiphil imperative 2nd masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - 'and bring back to me'
- *dāḇār*
- noun, masculine singular - 'word/report'
- *wə-yišlāḥêhû*
- waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'and he sent him'
- *mē-ʿēmeq*
- preposition with noun, masculine singular construct - 'from the valley of'
- *ḥeḇrôn*
- proper noun - 'Hebron'
- *wə-yāḇōʾ*
- waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he came'
- *šəḵēmâ*
- proper noun with directional heh - 'to Shechem'