- *haddôr*
- definite article + masculine singular noun - the generation
- *ʾattem*
- 2nd masculine plural pronoun - you
- *rəʾû*
- imperative Qal, masculine plural - see/consider
- *dəbar*
- masculine singular construct noun - word of
- *YHWH*
- divine name - Yahweh/LORD
- *hămidbār*
- interrogative + masculine singular noun - a wilderness
- *hāyîtî*
- perfect Qal, 1st singular - have I been
- *ləyiśrāʾēl*
- preposition + proper noun - to Israel
- *ʾim*
- conjunction - or
- *ʾereṣ*
- feminine singular construct noun - land of
- *maʾpēlyāh*
- feminine singular noun - deep darkness
- *maddûaʿ*
- interrogative - why
- *ʾāmrû*
- perfect Qal, 3rd common plural - they say
- *ʿammî*
- masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my people
- *radnû*
- perfect Qal, 1st plural - we roam freely/we rule
- *lôʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *nābôʾ*
- imperfect Qal, 1st plural - we will come
- *ʿôd*
- adverb - again/anymore
- *ʾēlêkā*
- preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you