- *wə*
- conjunction - and
- *hakkĕlābîm*
- definite article with masculine plural noun - the dogs
- *ʿazzê*
- adjective, masculine plural construct - fierce/strong/greedy of
- *nepeš*
- feminine singular noun - soul/appetite/desire
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *yādĕʿû*
- qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they know
- *śobʿāh*
- feminine singular noun - satisfaction/fullness
- *hēmmāh*
- 3rd masculine plural pronoun - they
- *rōʿîm*
- qal participle, masculine plural - shepherds/pastors
- *hābîn*
- hiphil infinitive construct - to understand/discern
- *kullām*
- noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - all of them
- *lĕdarkām*
- preposition with feminine singular noun and 3rd masculine plural suffix - to their way
- *pānû*
- qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they turned
- *ʾîš*
- masculine singular noun - each man/each one
- *lĕbiṣʿô*
- preposition with masculine singular noun and 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his gain
- *miqqāṣēhû*
- preposition with masculine singular noun and 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his end/extremity