- *hôdîʿēnû*
- hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 1st common plural suffix - make known to us
- *mah*
- interrogative pronoun - what
- *nōʾmar*
- qal imperfect, 1st common plural - we shall say
- *lô*
- preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *naʿărōk*
- qal imperfect, 1st common plural - we can arrange/set in order
- *mip-pənê*
- preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - because of/from before
- *ḥōšek*
- noun, masculine singular - darkness