- *yōmām*
- adverb - by day/daytime
- *yəfaggəšû*
- Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they meet/encounter
- *ḥōšek*
- noun, masculine singular - darkness
- *wə*
- conjunction - and
- *laylāh*
- noun, masculine singular with prefixed comparative particle - like the night
- *yəmaššəšû*
- Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they grope
- *ṣāhŏrāyim*
- noun, masculine dual with definite article - the noonday