- *wayəhî*
- conjunction + preterite 3rd masculine singular from *hāyâ* - and it came to pass
- *kaʾăšer*
- conjunction - when/as
- *killû*
- piel perfect 3rd person plural - they finished/completed
- *leʾĕkōl*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat
- *ʾet-haššeber*
- direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - the grain/food
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - which/that
- *hēbîʾû*
- hiphil perfect 3rd person plural - they brought
- *mimmiṣrayim*
- preposition + proper noun - from Egypt
- *wayyōʾmer*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *ʾălêhem*
- preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them
- *ʾăbîhem*
- masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their father
- *šûbû*
- qal imperative masculine plural - return
- *šibrû*
- qal imperative masculine plural - buy
- *lānû*
- preposition + 1st person plural suffix - for us
- *məʿaṭ-ʾōkel*
- adjective construct + masculine singular noun - little food