- *wə-yiqqāḥuhû*
- waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'and they took him'
- *wə-yašliḵû*
- waw-consecutive with hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they threw'
- *ha-bbōrâ*
- definite article with noun, masculine singular with directional heh - 'into the pit'
- *wə-ha-bbôr*
- conjunction with definite article and noun, masculine singular - 'and the pit'
- *rēq*
- adjective, masculine singular - 'empty'
- *ʾên*
- particle of negation - 'there was not'
- *māyim*
- noun, masculine plural - 'water'