- *ʿām*
- noun, masculine, singular, absolute - people
- *hōləḵîm*
- participle, Qal, masculine, plural - walking/going
- *ḥōšeḵ*
- noun, masculine, singular, absolute - darkness
- *rāʾû*
- verb, Qal, perfect, 3rd person, plural - they saw
- *ʾôr*
- noun, masculine, singular, absolute - light
- *gāḏôl*
- adjective, masculine, singular, absolute - great
- *yōšəḇê*
- participle, Qal, masculine, plural, construct - dwellers of/inhabitants of
- *ʾereṣ*
- noun, feminine, singular, construct - land of
- *ṣalmāwet*
- noun, masculine, singular, absolute - deep darkness/shadow of death
- *nāgah*
- verb, Qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - shone/dawned