- *šāmaʿtî*
- qal perfect 1cs - I have heard
- *gōzəzîm*
- qal participle masculine plural - shearers/shearing
- *rōʿîm*
- qal participle masculine plural - shepherds
- *hāyû*
- qal perfect 3cp - they were
- *heklamnûm*
- hiphil perfect 1cp + 3mp suffix - we did not shame/humiliate them
- *nipqad*
- niphal perfect 3ms - was missing/lacking
- *yəmê*
- noun masculine plural construct - days of
- *hĕyôtām*
- qal infinitive construct + 3mp suffix - their being
- *hakkarmel*
- proper noun with definite article - the Carmel