- *gēr*
- masculine singular noun with definite article - 'sojourner/foreigner'
- *qirbəkā*
- masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your midst'
- *yaʿăleh*
- imperfect Qal 3rd masculine singular - 'he will go up'
- *ʿāleykā*
- preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'above you'
- *maʿəlāh*
- adverb - 'upward'
- *māʿəlāh*
- repetition for emphasis - 'higher and higher'
- *wə*
- conjunction - 'and'
- *ʾattāh*
- 2nd masculine singular independent pronoun - 'you'
- *tērēd*
- imperfect Qal 2nd masculine singular - 'you will go down'
- *maṭṭāh*
- adverb - 'downward'
- *māṭṭāh*
- repetition for emphasis - 'lower and lower'