- *wə-yōʾmer*
- waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'
- *yəhûḏâ*
- proper noun, masculine singular - 'Judah'
- *ʾeḥāyw*
- noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his brothers'
- *beṣaʿ*
- noun, masculine singular - 'profit/gain'
- *kî*
- conjunction - 'if/that'
- *nahărōḡ*
- qal imperfect 1st common plural - 'we kill'
- *ʾāḥînû*
- noun, masculine singular with 1st common plural suffix - 'our brother'
- *wə-ḵissînû*
- waw-conjunctive with piel perfect 1st common plural - 'and we conceal'
- *dāmô*
- noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his blood'