- *kî*
- conjunction - for/because
- *mēʾēṯ*
- preposition מן + preposition את - from
- *YHWH*
- proper name - YHWH/the LORD
- *hāyəṯâ*
- qal perfect 3fs - it was
- *ləḥazzēq*
- preposition ל + piel infinitive construct - to strengthen/harden
- *ʾeṯ*
- direct object marker
- *libbām*
- noun, masculine singular + 3mp suffix - their heart
- *liqrʾaṯ*
- preposition ל + qal infinitive construct - to meet/encounter
- *hammilḥāmâ*
- definite article + noun, feminine singular - the battle/war
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- proper name - Israel
- *ləmaʿan*
- preposition - for the purpose of
- *haḥărîmām*
- hiphil infinitive construct + 3mp suffix - destroying them utterly
- *ləḇiltî*
- preposition ל + preposition - in order not
- *hĕyôṯ*
- qal infinitive construct - being/having
- *lāhem*
- preposition ל + 3mp suffix - to them/for them
- *təḥinnâ*
- noun, feminine singular - favor/mercy
- *hašmîḏām*
- hiphil infinitive construct + 3mp suffix - destroying them
- *kaʾăšer*
- preposition כ + relative pronoun - as/just as
- *ṣiwwâ*
- piel perfect 3ms - he commanded
- *mōšeh*
- proper name - Moses