- *ʿal*-*mâ*
- preposition + interrogative pronoun - for what
- *ʾeśśāʾ*
- verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I take
- *beśārî*
- noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my flesh
- *bešinnāy*
- preposition + noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - in my teeth
- *wenap̄šî*
- conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my life/soul
- *ʾāśîm*
- verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I put
- *bekappî*
- preposition + noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - in my palm/hand