- *wə-ʾănî*
- conjunction + 1st person singular pronoun - and I
- *šənat*
- construct state, feminine singular - year of
- *ʾaḥat*
- cardinal number, feminine singular - one/first
- *dārəyāweš*
- proper noun - Darius
- *māḏî*
- adjective - Median/Mede
- *ʿāməḏî*
- verb, Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I stood
- *ləmaḥăzîq*
- preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - to strengthen
- *ləmāʿôz*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular - for protection/stronghold