- *wa-yihyû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they were
- *bənê-Yiśrāʾēl*
- construct state noun masculine plural + proper noun - sons of Israel
- *ba-midbār*
- preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - in the wilderness
- *wa-yimtsəʾû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they found
- *ʾîsh*
- noun masculine singular - a man
- *məqōshēsh*
- poel participle masculine singular - gathering
- *ʿētsîm*
- noun masculine plural - wood/sticks
- *bə-yôm*
- preposition + noun masculine singular - on day of
- *ha-shabbāt*
- definite article + noun feminine/masculine singular - the sabbath