- *ʾĀḇî*
- masculine singular noun with 1st common singular suffix - my father
- *hišbîʿanî*
- hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - he made me swear
- *lēʾmōr*
- qal infinitive construct - saying
- *hinnēh*
- demonstrative particle - behold
- *ʾānōḵî*
- 1st common singular independent pronoun - I
- *mēṯ*
- qal participle, masculine singular - dying/dead
- *qiḇrî*
- masculine singular noun with 1st common singular suffix - my grave
- *kārîṯî*
- qal perfect, 1st common singular - I dug/prepared
- *ʾereṣ*
- feminine singular construct - land of
- *Kənaʿan*
- proper noun - Canaan
- *tiqbərēnî*
- qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - you shall bury me
- *wə-ʿattāh*
- conjunction + adverb - and now
- *ʾeʿĕleh*
- qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I will go up
- *nāʾ*
- particle of entreaty - please
- *wə-ʾeqbərāh*
- conjunction + qal imperfect cohortative, 1st common singular - and let me bury
- *ʾāḇî*
- masculine singular noun with 1st common singular suffix - my father
- *wə-ʾāšûḇāh*
- conjunction + qal imperfect cohortative, 1st common singular - and let me return