- *yiqrā'*
- verb, qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he called out
- *'aryēh*
- noun, masculine singular - lion
- *miṣpeh*
- noun, masculine singular - watchtower
- *'adōnāy*
- noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my lord
- *'ānōkî*
- pronoun, 1st person singular - I
- *'ōmēd*
- verb participle, qal active - standing
- *tāmîd*
- adverb - continually/perpetually
- *yômām*
- adverb - by day/daytime
- *mišmartî*
- noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my watch/guard post
- *niṣṣāb*
- verb participle, niphal - stationed/positioned
- *lêlôt*
- noun, masculine plural with definite article - the nights