- *ʾîš*
- collective singular - men/people of
- *rāʾû*
- qal perfect, 3cp - they saw
- *ṣar*
- qal perfect, 3ms - was distressed/in distress
- *niggaś*
- niphal perfect, 3ms - was hard pressed/oppressed
- *wayyitḥabbĕʾû*
- waw consecutive + hithpael imperfect, 3mp - and they hid themselves
- *hammĕʿārôt*
- definite article + feminine plural - the caves
- *ḥăwāḥîm*
- masculine plural - thickets/thornbushes
- *sĕlāʿîm*
- masculine plural - rocks/cliffs
- *ṣĕriḥîm*
- masculine plural - fissures/high places
- *bōrôt*
- masculine plural - pits/cisterns