- *wə-yōʾmer*
- waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'
- *hā-ʾîš*
- definite article with noun, masculine singular - 'the man'
- *nāsəʿû*
- verb, perfect 3rd masculine plural - 'they journeyed/departed'
- *kî*
- conjunction - 'for/because'
- *šāmaʿtî*
- verb, perfect 1st common singular - 'I heard'
- *ʾōmərîm*
- qal participle, masculine plural - 'saying'
- *dōṯāynâ*
- proper noun with directional heh - 'to Dothan'
- *wə-yēleḵ*
- waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he went'
- *wə-yimṣāʾēm*
- waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'and he found them'