- *wə*-*yišmaʿ*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he listened
- *mōšeh*
- proper noun - Moses
- *qôl*
- noun, masculine singular construct - voice of
- *ḥōtenô*
- noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father-in-law
- *wə*-*yaʿaś*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he did
- *ʾāmār*
- perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he had said