- *Rāʾîtî*
- qal perfect, 1st singular - I saw/looked
- *ʾāreṣ*
- feminine singular noun - earth/land
- *hinnēh*
- demonstrative particle - behold/look
- *tōhû*
- masculine singular noun - formlessness/chaos
- *wābōhû*
- masculine singular noun - emptiness/void
- *šāmayim*
- masculine plural noun - heavens/sky
- *ʾēyn*
- particle of negation - there is no
- *ʾôrām*
- masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their light