וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH said to me, saying,
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾmr); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (hwh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The divine name.
- אֵלַ֥י (ʾelai) – Root: אל (ʾl); Form: Preposition + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “to me”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the speech.
- לֵאמֹֽר (leʾmor) – Root: אמר (ʾmr); Form: Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Often used to introduce quoted speech.