- *Ḥigrû*
- Qal imperative, masculine plural - gird yourselves
- *wə*
- conjunction - and
- *sip̄ḏû*
- Qal imperative, masculine plural - mourn, lament
- *hakkōhănîm*
- definite article + noun, masculine plural - the priests
- *hêlîlû*
- Hiphil imperative, masculine plural - wail, howl
- *məšārəṯê*
- Piel participle, masculine plural construct - ministers of
- *mizbêaḥ*
- noun, masculine singular - altar
- *bōʾû*
- Qal imperative, masculine plural - come
- *lînû*
- Qal imperative, masculine plural - spend the night
- *baśśaqqîm*
- preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - in the sackcloth
- *ʾĕlōhāy*
- noun, masculine plural construct + 1st person common singular suffix - my God
- *kî*
- conjunction - for, because
- *nimnaʿ*
- Niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is withheld
- *mibbêṯ*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from house of
- *ʾĕlōhêḵem*
- noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your God
- *minḥāh*
- noun, feminine singular - grain offering
- *wā*
- conjunction - and
- *nāseḵ*
- noun, masculine singular - drink offering