- *wayyōʾmer*
- conjunction waw + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
- *ʾaḵ*
- adverb - surely/only/indeed
- *ʿammî*
- noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my people
- *hēmmāh*
- 3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they
- *bānîm*
- noun, masculine plural - children/sons
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *yĕšaqqērû*
- Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will deal falsely
- *wayĕhî*
- conjunction waw + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he became
- *lāhem*
- preposition lamed with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - for them
- *lĕmôšîaʿ*
- preposition lamed + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - as a savior