- *wə-yəhî*
- conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular apocopated - and it happened
- *ba-yôm*
- preposition bə- + definite article + noun masculine singular - on the day
- *ha-šəbîʿî*
- definite article + ordinal adjective masculine singular - the seventh
- *wə-yōʾmərû*
- conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they said
- *lə-ʾēšet*
- preposition lə- + noun feminine singular construct - to wife of
- *šimšôn*
- proper noun masculine singular - Samson
- *pattî*
- Piel imperative feminine singular - entice
- *ʾet-ʾîšēk*
- direct object marker + noun masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your husband
- *wə-yagged*
- conjunction wə- + Hiphil jussive 3rd masculine singular - that he may tell
- *lānû*
- preposition lə- + 1st common plural suffix - to us
- *ʾet-ha-ḥîdâ*
- direct object marker + definite article + noun feminine singular - the riddle
- *pen-niśrōp̄*
- conjunction pen + Qal imperfect 1st common plural - lest we burn
- *ʾôtāk*
- direct object marker with 2nd feminine singular suffix - you
- *wə-ʾet-bêt*
- conjunction wə- + direct object marker + noun masculine singular construct - and house of
- *ʾābîk*
- noun masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your father
- *bā-ʾēš*
- preposition bə- + definite article + noun feminine singular - with the fire
- *ha-lə-yārəšēnû*
- interrogative particle + preposition lə- + Qal infinitive construct with 1st common plural suffix - to impoverish us
- *qərāʾtem*
- Qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you have invited
- *hă-lōʾ*
- interrogative particle + negative particle - is it not?