- *wayĕhî*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of היה - and he was/became
- *YHWH*
- proper noun, divine name - LORD
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *Yôsēp̄*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph
- *ʾîš*
- noun, masculine singular construct - man
- *maṣlîaḥ*
- hiphil participle, masculine singular - prospering/successful
- *bêt*
- noun, masculine singular construct - house of
- *ʾăḏônāyw*
- noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his master/lord
- *hammiṣrî*
- definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the Egyptian