- *mah*
- interrogative pronoun - what
- *šadday*
- noun masculine singular - Almighty
- *kî*
- conjunction - if/when
- *naʿabdennû*
- Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - we should serve him
- *û-mah*
- conjunctive waw + interrogative pronoun - and what
- *nôʿîl*
- Hiphil imperfect, 1st person common plural - we should profit/gain
- *nipgaʿ*
- Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural - we meet/encounter
- *bô*
- preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with him