Exodus 18:15

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֖ה לְחֹתְנֹ֑ו כִּֽי־יָבֹ֥א אֵלַ֛י הָעָ֖ם לִדְרֹ֥שׁ אֱלֹהִֽים׃

And Moshe said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to seek God.”

Morphology

1. וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Marks the beginning of direct speech.
2. מֹשֶׁ֖ה (Mosheh) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the speaker, Moshe.
3. לְחֹתְנֹ֑ו (le-ḥotno) – Root: חתן (ḥ-t-n); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “To his father-in-law”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of Moshe’s explanation.
4. כִּֽי־יָבֹ֥א (ki-yavo) – Root: בוא (b-w-ʾ); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “Because they come”; Notes: Explains the reason for Moshe’s actions.
5. אֵלַ֛י (elai) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition + 1cs suffix; Translation: “To me”; Notes: Indicates the direction of the people’s approach.
6. הָעָ֖ם (haʿam) – Root: עם (ʿ-m); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “The people”; Notes: The subject performing the action.
7. לִדְרֹ֥שׁ (lidrosh) – Root: דרש (d-r-sh); Form: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “To seek”; Notes: Describes the people’s purpose.
8. אֱלֹהִֽים (Elohim) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “God”; Notes: The object of the people’s seeking.