וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ הָיָ֥ה דְּבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃
And Yirmeyahu said, “The word of YHWH came to me, saying,
Morphology
- וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces reported speech in narrative sequence.
- יִרְמְיָהוּ (Yirmeyahu) – Root: ירמיהו (Yirmeyahu); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yirmeyahu”; Notes: The prophet Jeremiah.
- הָיָה (hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “came/was”; Notes: Indicates the occurrence of the divine communication.
- דְּבַר־יְהוָה (devar-YHWH) – Root: דבר (davar) / יהוה (YHWH); Form: Construct chain; Translation: “the word of YHWH”; Notes: Standard prophetic formula for divine revelation.
- אֵלַי (elay) – Root: אל (ʾel); Form: Preposition + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “to me”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the message.
- לֵאמֹר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Preposition + infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Marks the introduction of the direct divine speech.