וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר
And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Indicates divine speech with a consecutive narrative form.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Mosheh) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Preposition + proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of YHWH’s communication.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Preposition + Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the speech.