- *wə-yābōʾ*
- conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he came
- *mōšeh*
- proper noun - Moses
- *wə-yiqrāʾ*
- conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he called
- *ziqnê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - elders of
- *ʿām*
- noun, masculine singular (with definite article) - the people
- *wə-yāśem*
- conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he placed/set
- *ʾēt*
- direct object marker
- *dəbārîm*
- noun, masculine plural (with definite article) - the words/things
- *ʾăšer*
- relative particle - which/that
- *ṣiwwāhû*
- verb, piel perfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he commanded him
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - the divine name (Yahweh/Jehovah)