וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (dbr); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Indicates direct speech or command.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (hwh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “LORD”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, representing the divine name.
- אֶל (el) – Root: אל (ʾl); Form: Preposition; Translation: “to”; Notes: Indicates direction toward a person.
- מֹשֶׁ֥ה (Mosheh) – Root: משה (mšh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Mosheh”; Notes: The name of the prophet and leader.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾmr); Form: Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.