- *wə-yāšāḇ*
- waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he returned'
- *rəʾûḇēn*
- proper noun, masculine singular - 'Reuben'
- *ha-bbôr*
- definite article with noun, masculine singular - 'the pit'
- *wə-hinnê*
- conjunction with demonstrative particle - 'and behold'
- *ʾên*
- particle of negation - 'there was not'
- *ba-bbôr*
- preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - 'in the pit'
- *wə-yiqraʿ*
- waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he tore'
- *bəḡāḏāyw*
- noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his clothes'