וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Piel, Imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Indicates YHWH initiating communication with Mosheh.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the covenant name of God.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Mosheh) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition + Proper noun; Translation: “To Mosheh”; Notes: Directs the speech specifically to Mosheh.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (le’emor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Preposition + Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of YHWH’s message.