וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Mosheh, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Indicates YHWH’s direct communication to Mosheh.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the Tetragrammaton, the sacred name of God.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Mosheh) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “To Mosheh”; Notes: Denotes the recipient of YHWH’s communication.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Infinitive Construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces YHWH’s forthcoming speech or instruction.