- *wə*-*yōʾmer*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *ḥōtēn*
- noun, masculine singular construct - father-in-law of
- *mōšeh*
- proper noun - Moses
- *ṭôb*
- adjective, masculine singular - good
- *haddābār*
- article with noun, masculine singular - the thing/matter
- *ʿōśeh*
- participle, masculine singular - doing