- *wayəhî*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/was
- *lisgôr*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - to close/shut
- *ḇaḥōšeḵ*
- preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - in the darkness
- *yāṣāʾû*
- qal perfect 3rd common plural - they went out
- *yāḏaʿtî*
- qal perfect 1st common singular - I knew
- *hālḵû*
- qal perfect 3rd common plural - they went
- *riḏpû*
- qal imperative masculine plural - pursue
- *taśśîḡûm*
- hiphil imperfect 2nd masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - you will overtake them