- *ʾāmar*
- qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - said/spoke
- *ʾădōnāy*
- divine title - Lord/Master
- *YHWH*
- divine name
- *wəlāqaḥtî*
- waw + qal perfect 1st common singular - I will take
- *ʾānî*
- personal pronoun, 1st common singular - I
- *ṣammeret*
- noun, feminine singular construct - top/highest branch of
- *ʾerez*
- definite noun, masculine singular - cedar
- *rāmâ*
- definite adjective, feminine singular - high/lofty
- *wənātattî*
- waw + qal perfect 1st common singular - I will place/set
- *rōʾš*
- noun, masculine singular construct - top/head of
- *yōnəqôtāyw*
- noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its young shoots
- *rak*
- adjective, masculine singular - tender/young
- *ʾeqṭōp*
- qal imperfect 1st common singular - I will pluck/crop off
- *wəšātaltî*
- waw + qal perfect 1st common singular - I will plant
- *har*
- noun, masculine singular construct - mountain of
- *gābōha*
- adjective, masculine singular - high/lofty
- *tālûl*
- adjective, masculine singular - steep/elevated