- *wə-yōʾmer*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *hiššāḇə'āh*
- Niphal imperative masculine singular - swear
- to me
- preposition with 1st person common singular suffix - to me
- *wə-yiššāḇa'*
- conjunction + Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he swore
- to him
- preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him
- *wə-yištaḥû*
- conjunction + Hishtaphel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and bowed himself
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *'al-rōʾš*
- preposition + noun masculine singular construct - upon the head of
- *ham-miṭṭāh*
- definite article + noun feminine singular - the bed