וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Expresses intensive or declarative speech.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the covenant name of God.
- אֶל־ (el) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “To”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the speech.
- מֹשֶׁ֥ה (Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the prophet and leader of Yisra’el.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (leʾmor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.