Deuteronomy 2:17

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃

And YHWH spoke to me, saying,

Morphology

1. וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vay’dabber) – Root: דבר (dbr); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Emphasizes direct communication from YHWH.
2. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (hwh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the God of Yisraʾel.
3. אֵלַ֥י (elai) – Root: אל (ʾl); Form: Preposition + 1st person singular pronoun; Translation: “to me”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of YHWH’s message.
4. לֵאמֹֽר׃ (leʾmor) – Root: אמר (ʾmr); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.