- *wāʾerʿeh*
- conjunction + imperfect consecutive, 1st person singular, qal - and I shepherded
- *ʾeṯ-ṣōʾn*
- direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct - the flock of
- *hahărēḡāh*
- article + noun, feminine singular - the slaughter
- *lāḵēn*
- preposition with adverbial force - therefore/for that reason
- *ʿăniyyê*
- adjective, masculine plural construct - poor/afflicted ones of
- *haṣṣōʾn*
- article + noun, feminine singular - the flock
- *wāʾeqqaḥ-lî*
- conjunction + imperfect consecutive, 1st person singular, qal + preposition with 1st person singular suffix - and I took for myself
- *šənê*
- number, masculine dual construct - two
- *maqlôṯ*
- noun, masculine plural - staffs/rods
- *ləʾaḥaḏ*
- preposition + cardinal number, masculine singular - to one
- *qārāʾṯî*
- perfect, 1st person singular, qal - I called/named
- *nōʿam*
- noun, masculine singular - pleasantness/favor
- *ûləʾaḥaḏ*
- conjunction + preposition + cardinal number, masculine singular - and to one
- *ḥōḇəlîm*
- participle, masculine plural, qal - binders/union
- *ʾeṯ-haṣṣōʾn*
- direct object marker + article + noun, feminine singular - the flock