- *yaʿan*
- verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he answered
- *rəʾûḇēn*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Reuben
- *ʾōṯām*
- direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them
- *lēmōr*
- preposition with qal infinitive construct - saying
- *hălôʾ*
- interrogative particle - did not/have not
- *ʾāmartî*
- verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I said
- *teḥeṭʾû*
- verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you sin
- *yeled*
- noun, masculine singular - child/boy
- *šəmaʿtem*
- verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you heard/listened
- *dāmô*
- noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his blood
- *niḏrāš*
- verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - being required/sought