- *yomer*
- qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - said
- *YHWH*
- divine name
- *Qayin*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Cain
- *ʾey*
- interrogative particle - where
- *Hebel*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Abel
- *ʾaḥiyka*
- noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your brother
- *yadaʿti*
- qal perfect, 1st singular - I know
- *ha-shomer*
- interrogative particle + qal participle, masculine singular construct - keeper of
- *ʾaḥi*
- noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my brother
- *ʾanoki*
- 1st singular personal pronoun - I