- *wə-yiśʾû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3mp - and they lifted up
- *ʾeṯ*
- direct object marker
- *ʿênêhem*
- noun feminine dual construct + 3mp suffix - their eyes
- *mē-rāḥôq*
- preposition + noun masculine singular - from afar
- *wə-lōʾ*
- conjunction + negative particle - and not
- *hikkîrûhû*
- hiphil perfect 3mp + 3ms suffix - they recognized him
- *qôlām*
- noun masculine singular construct + 3mp suffix - their voice
- *wə-yiḇkû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3mp - and they wept
- *wə-yiqrəʿû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3mp - and they tore
- *ʾîš*
- noun masculine singular - each man
- *məʿîlô*
- noun masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix - his robe
- *wə-yizrəqû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3mp - and they threw
- *ʿāp̄ār*
- noun masculine singular - dust
- *ʿal*
- preposition - upon
- *rāʾšêhem*
- noun masculine plural construct + 3mp suffix - their heads
- *haš-šāmāyəmāh*
- article + noun masculine dual + directional he - toward the heavens