- *ʾădōnî*
- masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my lord
- *šāʾal*
- Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - asked
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *ʿăbādāyw*
- masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his servants
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying
- *hăyēš*
- interrogative + existential particle - is there
- *lākem*
- preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - to you
- *ʾāb*
- masculine singular noun - a father
- *ʾô*
- conjunction - or
- *ʾāḥ*
- masculine singular noun - a brother