- *ʿōdennû*
- adverb + 3rd masculine singular suffix - while it still
- *bĕʾibbô*
- preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in its freshness
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *yiqqāṭēp*
- niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it is cut/plucked
- *wĕ-lipnê*
- conjunction + preposition + plural construct - and before
- *ḵol*
- noun masculine singular construct - all of
- *ḥāṣîr*
- noun masculine singular - grass/herb
- *yîbāš*
- qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it dries up/withers