- *wannōʾmer*
- waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural - and we said
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *nûkal*
- Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural - we can
- *lāredet*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to go down
- *ʾim*
- conditional particle - if
- *yēš*
- existential particle - there is
- *ʾāḥînû*
- masculine singular noun with 1st person common plural suffix - our brother
- *haqqāṭōn*
- definite article + masculine singular adjective - the youngest
- *ʾittānû*
- preposition with 1st person common plural suffix - with us
- *wəyāradnû*
- waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 1st person common plural - then we will go down
- *kî*
- conjunction - for
- *lirʾôt*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to see
- *pənê*
- masculine plural construct - face of
- *hāʾîš*
- definite article + masculine singular noun - the man
- *wəʾāḥînû*
- waw-conjunction + masculine singular noun with 1st person common plural suffix - and our brother
- *ʾênennû*
- negative particle with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he is not