- *wĕhappaḥôt*
- conjunction + definite noun, masculine plural - and the governors
- *hārīʾšōnîm*
- definite adjective, masculine plural - the former
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - who
- *lĕp̄ānay*
- preposition + noun with 1st singular suffix - before me
- *hiḵbîdû*
- hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural - they made heavy/burdened
- *hāʿām*
- definite noun, masculine singular - the people
- *wayyiqḥû*
- waw-consecutive with qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they took
- *mēhem*
- preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - from them
- *bĕleḥem*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular - in bread/food
- *wāyayin*
- conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and wine
- *ʾaḥar*
- preposition - after/besides
- *kesep*
- noun, masculine singular - silver
- *šĕqālîm*
- noun, masculine plural - shekels
- *ʾarbāʿîm*
- cardinal number - forty
- *gam*
- particle - also
- *naʿărêhem*
- noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their servants
- *šālĕṭû*
- qal perfect, 3rd common plural - dominated/ruled
- *waʾănî*
- conjunction + 1st person singular pronoun - but I
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *ʿāśîtî*
- qal perfect, 1st singular - I did
- *ḵēn*
- adverb - thus/so
- *mippĕnê*
- preposition + construct noun - because of
- *yirʾat*
- construct noun, feminine singular - fear of
- *ʾĕlōhîm*
- noun, masculine plural - God