- *kî*
- conjunction - 'for/because'
- *maʿălēh*
- noun, masculine singular construct - 'ascent of'
- *hallûḥîṯ*
- article + proper noun - 'the Luhith'
- *bi-ḇḵî*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular - 'with weeping'
- *yaʿăleh*
- Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'he goes up/ascends'
- *beḵî*
- noun, masculine singular - 'weeping'
- *bᵉ-môraḏ*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - 'in descent of'
- *Ḥôrōnayim*
- proper noun - 'Horonaim'
- *ṣārê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - 'adversaries of/distress of'
- *ṣaʿăqaṯ-šeḇer*
- noun, feminine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - 'cry of destruction'
- *šāmēʿû*
- Qal perfect 3rd plural - 'they heard'