- *wə-yəhî*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/was
- *kî*
- conjunction - when/that
- *bāʾnû*
- Qal perfect, 1st common plural - we came
- *ʾel*
- preposition - to
- *mālôn*
- noun, masculine singular - lodging place
- *wə-niptəḥâ*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect, 1st common plural + paragogic heh - and we opened
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *ʾamtəḥōtênû*
- noun, feminine plural + 1st common plural suffix - our sacks
- *wə-hinnēh*
- conjunction + interjection - and behold
- *kesep̄*
- noun, masculine singular construct - money/silver of
- *ʾîš*
- noun, masculine singular - each man
- *bə-p̄î*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in mouth of
- *ʾamtaḥtô*
- noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sack
- *kaspēnû*
- noun, masculine singular + 1st common plural suffix - our money
- *bə-mišqālô*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in its weight
- *wə-nāšeḇ*
- conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 1st common plural - and we have brought back
- *ʾōtô*
- direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it
- *bə-yāḏēnû*
- preposition + noun, feminine plural + 1st common plural suffix - in our hand