- *wə-šāmərû*
- conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd common plural - and they shall keep
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *mišmartî*
- noun feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my charge/obligation
- *wə-lōʾ*
- conjunction + negative particle - and not
- *yiśʾû*
- Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they shall bear
- *ʿālāyw*
- preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon it/him
- *ḥēṭʾ*
- noun masculine singular - sin
- *û-mētû*
- conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd common plural - and die
- *bô*
- preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - by/in it
- *kî*
- conjunction - because, for
- *yəḥallĕluhû*
- Piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - they profane it
- *ʾănî*
- 1st person singular pronoun - I
- *YHWH*
- proper noun, divine name - LORD
- *məqaddəšām*
- Piel participle masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their sanctifier