וָאֲדַבֵּ֤ר אֶל־הָעָם֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וַתָּ֥מָת אִשְׁתִּ֖י בָּעָ֑רֶב וָאַ֥עַשׂ בַּבֹּ֖קֶר כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צֻוֵּֽיתִי׃
So I spoke unto the people in the morning, and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.
Read midrashic interpretation of Ezekiel 24:18: and classical rabbinic exegesis.