- *wə*-*yābōʾ*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came
- *yitrô*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Jethro
- *ḥōtēn*
- noun, masculine singular construct - father-in-law of
- *mōšeh*
- proper noun - Moses
- *bānāyw*
- noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons
- *ʾištô*
- noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife
- *hammidbār*
- article with noun, masculine singular - the wilderness
- *ḥōneh*
- participle, masculine singular - encamping/camping
- *har*
- noun, masculine singular construct - mountain of
- *hāʾĕlōhîm*
- article with noun, masculine plural - the God/the divine one