וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃
And the word of YHWH came to Yirmeyahu, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְהִי (va-yehī) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to pass”; Notes: A narrative formula introducing a prophetic event.
- דְּבַר־יְהוָה (dəvar-YHWH) – Root: דבר + יהוה; Form: Construct noun masculine singular + proper noun; Translation: “the word of YHWH”; Notes: Refers to a divine message or revelation.
- אֶל־יִרְמְיָהוּ (el-Yirməyāhū) – Root: אל + ירמיהו; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “to Yirmeyahu”; Notes: Marks the recipient of the divine word, the prophet Jeremiah.
- לֵאמֹר (lēʾmōr) – Root: אמר; Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the divine speech, often followed by direct quotation.