- *wə-yōʾmer*
- waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'
- *ʾaḥay*
- noun, masculine plural with 1st common singular suffix - 'my brothers'
- *ʾānōḵî*
- personal pronoun 1st common singular - 'I'
- *məḇaqqēš*
- piel participle, masculine singular - 'seeking'
- *haggîḏâ*
- hiphil imperative 2nd masculine singular - 'tell'
- *nāʾ*
- particle of entreaty - 'please'
- *rōʿîm*
- qal participle, masculine plural - 'shepherding/tending'