- *wə-*
- conjunction - 'and'
- *hāyâ*
- Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 1st person singular - 'I became/was'
- *šāḥal*
- noun, masculine singular - 'lion'
- *nāmēr*
- noun, masculine singular - 'leopard'
- *derek*
- noun, masculine singular construct - 'way/road'
- *šûr*
- Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'watch/lurk'