- *Šimʿû*
- Qal imperative, masculine plural - hear, listen
- *zōʾṯ*
- demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this
- *hazzəqēnîm*
- definite article + noun, masculine plural - the elders
- *wə*
- conjunction - or
- *haʾăzînû*
- Hiphil imperative, masculine plural - give ear, listen carefully
- *kōl*
- construct state - all of
- *yôšəḇê*
- Qal participle, masculine plural construct - dwellers/inhabitants of
- *hāʾāreṣ*
- definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land/earth
- *hehāyəṯāh*
- interrogative + Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - has it happened?
- *bîmêḵem*
- preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - in your days
- *ʾim*
- conditional particle - if
- *bîmê*
- preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - in the days of
- *ʾăḇōṯêḵem*
- noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your fathers