- *lāmmāh*
- interrogative + preposition - why
- *nāmûṯ*
- Qal imperfect 1st common plural - we will die
- *lə-'êneḵā*
- preposition + noun feminine dual construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - before your eyes
- *gam-ʾănaḥnû*
- conjunction + pronoun 1st common plural - also we
- *gam*
- conjunction - also
- *ʾaḏmāṯēnû*
- noun feminine singular construct with 1st person common plural suffix - our land
- *qənēh-ʾōṯānû*
- Qal imperative masculine singular + direct object marker with 1st person common plural suffix - buy us
- *wə-ʾeṯ-ʾaḏmāṯēnû*
- conjunction + direct object marker + noun feminine singular construct with 1st person common plural suffix - and our land
- *bal-lāḥem*
- preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - for the bread/food
- *wə-nihyeh*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect 1st common plural - and we will become
- *ʾănaḥnû*
- pronoun 1st common plural - we
- *wə-ʾaḏmāṯēnû*
- conjunction + noun feminine singular construct with 1st person common plural suffix - and our land
- *'ăḇāḏîm*
- noun masculine plural - servants/slaves
- *lə-p̄ar'ōh*
- preposition + proper noun - to Pharaoh
- *wə-ṯen-zera'*
- conjunction + Qal imperative masculine singular + noun masculine singular - and give seed
- *wə-niḥyeh*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect 1st common plural - and we will live
- *wə-lōʾ*
- conjunction + negative particle - and not
- *wə-hā-ʾăḏāmāh*
- conjunction + definite article + noun feminine singular - and the land
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *ṯēšām*
- Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - will be desolate