- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
- *lāhem*
- preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them
- *yôsēp*
- proper noun - Joseph
- *mâ*
- interrogative - what
- *hammaʿăśeh*
- definite article + masculine singular noun - the deed
- *hazzeh*
- definite article + demonstrative adjective, masculine singular - this
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - who/that
- *ʿăśîtem*
- Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have done
- *hălôʾ*
- interrogative + negative particle - did not
- *yədaʿtem*
- Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you knew
- *kî*
- conjunction - that
- *naḥēš*
- Piel infinitive absolute - divining
- *yənaḥēš*
- Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - divines
- *ʾîš*
- masculine singular noun - a man
- *kāmōnî*
- preposition with 1st person singular suffix - like me