- *We-hayu*
- waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and they will be
- *li*
- preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to/for me
- *ʾamar*
- Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - says/said
- *YHWH*
- divine name - Yahweh/LORD
- *tsevaʾot*
- noun, feminine plural - hosts/armies
- *la-yom*
- preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the day
- *ʾasher*
- relative pronoun - which/that
- *ʾani*
- 1st person singular pronoun - I
- *ʿoseh*
- Qal participle, masculine singular - making/doing
- *segullah*
- noun, feminine singular - treasured possession
- *we-ḥamalti*
- waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 1st person singular - and I will spare
- *ʿalehem*
- preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - upon them
- *ka-ʾasher*
- preposition + relative pronoun - as/just as
- *yaḥmol*
- Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he spares
- *ʾish*
- noun, masculine singular - a man
- *ʿal*
- preposition - upon/over
- *beno*
- noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his son
- *ha-ʿoved*
- definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the one serving
- *ʾoto*
- direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him