Ezekiel 21:8

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃

And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

Morphology

1. וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3ms; Translation: “And it came to be”; Notes: Formula introducing a prophetic revelation.
2. דְבַר (devar) – Root: דבר; Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “word of”; Notes: Refers to divine speech or revelation.
3. יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה; Form: Proper noun, Tetragrammaton; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Covenant name of God.
4. אֵלַי (ʾelai) – Root: אל; Form: Preposition אֶל + first cs suffix; Translation: “to me”; Notes: Identifies Ezekiel as the recipient of the message.
5. לֵאמֹר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר; Form: Preposition לְ + infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech that follows.