וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Narrative continuation indicating YHWH’s speech.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the divine name.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Moshe) – Root: משה (Moshe); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Direct address to the prophet Moshe.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (lemor) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of YHWH’s speech.