- *wə-yāšāḇ*
- waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he returned'
- *ʾeḥāyw*
- noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his brothers'
- *wə-yōʾmar*
- waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'
- *ha-yeleḏ*
- definite article with noun, masculine singular - 'the child/boy'
- *ʾênennû*
- particle of negation with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'he is not'
- *wa-ʾănî*
- conjunction with personal pronoun 1st common singular - 'and I'
- *ʾānâ*
- interrogative adverb - 'where'