Exodus 18:24

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע מֹשֶׁ֖ה לְקֹ֣ול חֹתְנֹ֑ו וַיַּ֕עַשׂ כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָמָֽר׃

And Moshe listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did everything he said.

Morphology

1. וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (vayishmaʿ) – Root: שׁמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he listened”; Notes: Indicates an act of hearing and obedience.
2. מֹשֶׁ֖ה (Moshe) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the central figure receiving advice.
3. לְקֹ֣ול (leqol) – Root: קול (q-w-l); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “To the voice”; Notes: Represents the advice or words of Yitro.
4. חֹתְנֹ֑ו (ḥotno) – Root: חתן (ḥ-t-n); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + Pronoun, 3ms; Translation: “His father-in-law”; Notes: Refers to Yitro, Moshe’s advisor.
5. וַיַּ֕עַשׂ (vayyaʿas) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he did”; Notes: Indicates action in response to the advice.
6. כֹ֖ל (kol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “Everything”; Notes: Signifies completeness of action.
7. אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Root: N/A; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “That”; Notes: Connects the statement to the instructions given.
8. אָמָֽר (amar) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “He said”; Notes: Refers to the advice spoken by Yitro.