- *wî-hî*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - and it shall be
- *kəšāmʿăḵā*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - when you hear
- *qôl*
- noun, masculine singular construct - sound of
- *ṣəʿādāh*
- noun, feminine singular - marching/stepping
- *rāʾšê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - tops of
- *bəḵāʾîm*
- proper noun with definite article - the baca trees
- *ʾāz*
- adverb - then
- *teḥĕrāṣ*
- Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall act decisively
- *kî*
- conjunction - for/because
- *yāṣāʾ*
- Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has gone out
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - LORD
- *pāneḵā*
- noun, common plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face/before you
- *hakkôt*
- Hiphil infinitive construct - to strike
- *maḥănēh*
- noun, masculine singular construct - camp of
- *pəlištîm*
- gentilic plural - Philistines