וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃
And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3ms; Translation: “And it came to be”; Notes: Standard prophetic formula marking divine revelation.
- דְבַר (devar) – Root: דבר; Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “word of”; Notes: Indicates message, command, or revelation.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה; Form: Proper noun, Tetragrammaton; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Divine covenant name.
- אֵלַי (ʾelai) – Root: אל; Form: Preposition אֶל + first cs suffix; Translation: “to me”; Notes: Identifies the prophet as the recipient of the revelation.
- לֵאמֹר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר; Form: Preposition לְ + infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces the direct divine speech that follows.