- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
- *bî*
- preposition + 1st person singular suffix - by me
- *ʾădōnāy*
- noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix (with special plural ending) - my lord
- *ʾôšîaʿ*
- hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - I shall save
- *ʾalpî*
- noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my clan/family/thousand
- *haddal*
- definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the weak/poor
- *mənaššeh*
- proper noun - Manasseh
- *ʾānōkî*
- 1st person singular pronoun - I
- *haṣṣāʿîr*
- definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the youngest/least
- *bêt*
- noun, masculine singular construct - house of
- *ʾābî*
- noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my father