- *wə-yiḥălû*
- conjunction + Piel perfect, 3rd person plural - and they waited
- *ka-māṭār*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular - like rain
- *lî*
- preposition + 1st person singular suffix - for me
- *û-pîhem*
- conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their mouth
- *pāʿărû*
- Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they opened wide
- *lə-malqôš*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular - for latter rain