- *ləḵû*
- imperative 2nd masculine plural - 'go/come'
- *wə-nimkərennû*
- waw-conjunctive with qal imperfect 1st common plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'and let us sell him'
- *la-yyišməʿēlîm*
- preposition with definite article and proper noun, masculine plural - 'to the Ishmaelites'
- *wə-yāḏênû*
- conjunction with noun, feminine singular with 1st common plural suffix - 'and our hand'
- *təhî*
- qal imperfect jussive 3rd feminine singular - 'let it be'
- *ʾāḥînû*
- noun, masculine singular with 1st common plural suffix - 'our brother'
- *bəśārênû*
- noun, masculine singular with 1st common plural suffix - 'our flesh'
- *wə-yišməʿû*
- waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they listened/heeded'