| 24. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs two consecutive wayyiqtol verbs. The first wayyiqtol vayishma {וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע | way-yiš-maʿ} ‘and he listened’ with Moshe {מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mō-šeh} in postverbal position emphasizes Moses’s receptive response. The prepositional phrase lekol chotno {לְק֣וֹל חֹתְנ֑וֹ | lə-qôl ḥōt-nō} uses qol ‘voice’ metonymically for guidance. The second wayyiqtol wayyaas {וַיַּ֕עַשׂ | way-ya-ʿaś} ‘and he did’ governs the relative clause kol asher amar {כֹּל אֲשֶׁר אָמָֽר׃ | kōl ʾă-šer ʾā-mar} ‘all that he had said’, reinforcing swift and complete obedience. This perfective sequence and relative construction highlight the immediacy and totality of Moses’s compliance. |