- *malʾāk*
- masculine singular noun - messenger
- *bāʾ*
- qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - came
- *ʾiyyôb*
- proper noun - Job
- *wa-yōʾmar*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said
- *bāqār*
- collective noun with definite article - the cattle/oxen
- *hāyû*
- qal perfect 3rd common plural - were
- *ḥōrəšôt*
- qal participle feminine plural - plowing
- *ʾătōnôt*
- feminine plural noun with definite article - the female donkeys
- *rōʿôt*
- qal participle feminine plural - feeding/grazing
- *yədêhem*
- feminine dual noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their sides/hands