וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃
And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to be”; Notes: Typical narrative introduction formula, often marking divine revelation.
- דְבַר (devar) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “word of”; Notes: Regular construct used in prophetic texts to signify a divine message.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (hawah); Form: Proper noun, Tetragrammaton; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of the God of Yisraʾel.
- אֵלַי (ʾelai) – Root: אל (ʾel); Form: Preposition + 1st person common singular suffix; Translation: “to me”; Notes: Indicates the prophet as the recipient of the divine word.
- לֵאמֹר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Infinitive construct with prefixed preposition לְ; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Formulaic expression introducing direct speech that follows.