- *wə-yōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *rəʾûḇēn*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Reuben
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying
- *ʾět*
- direct object marker
- *tāmît*
- hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall kill/put to death
- *ʾăḇîʾěnnû*
- hiphil imperfect, 1st common singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I bring him
- *tənāh*
- qal imperative, masculine singular - give
- *ʿal-yāḏî*
- preposition + noun, feminine singular + 1st common singular suffix - upon/into my hand
- *ʾăšîḇěnnû*
- hiphil imperfect, 1st common singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I will return him