וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ כַמָּטָ֣ר לִ֑י וּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם פָּעֲר֥וּ לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃
און זײ האָבן געװאַרט װי אױף רעגן אױף מיר, און אױפֿגעשפּאַרט זײער מױל װי אױף שפּעטרעגן.
Rashi
after a long time After a long time they would speak, because most of their time was spent in silence, for they were anxiously waiting to hear my words.