- *lû*
- conditional particle - if
- *ḥayyāh*
- feminine singular - animal/beast
- *rāʿāh*
- feminine singular adjective - evil/harmful
- *ʾaʿăḇîr*
- hiphil imperfect, 1st common singular - I cause to pass through
- *ʾāreṣ*
- feminine singular with definite article - the land
- *wə-šikkəlāṯāh*
- waw consecutive + piel perfect, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and it bereaves it
- *wə-hāyəṯāh*
- waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it becomes
- *šəmāmāh*
- feminine singular noun - desolation
- *ʿôḇēr*
- qal participle, masculine singular - one passing through
- *ha-ḥayyāh*
- definite article + feminine singular - the beast