וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe and to Aharon, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Conjunction + Piel Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: The Piel form emphasizes the act of speaking or declaring.
- יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה; Form: Proper Noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton referring to the divine name of God.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Mosheh) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Preposition + Proper Noun; Translation: “To Mosheh”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the speech.
- וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן (ve’el-Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Conjunction + Preposition + Proper Noun; Translation: “And to Aharon”; Notes: Includes Aharon as a co-recipient of the message.
- לֵאמֹֽר (lemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Preposition + Infinitive Construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the divine communication.