וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם לֵאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH said to Moshe and to Aharon in the land of Mitsrayim, saying,
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And He said”; Notes: Refers to YHWH speaking.
- יְהוָה֙ (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה (el-Moshe) – Root: N/A; Form: Preposition + Proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Refers to Moses as one recipient of YHWH’s speech.
- וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן (veʾel-Aharon) – Root: N/A; Form: Conjunction + Preposition + Proper noun; Translation: “And to Aharon”; Notes: Refers to Aaron as the other recipient of YHWH’s speech.
- בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (beʾerets) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ts); Form: Preposition + Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “In the land of”; Notes: Specifies the location.
- מִצְרַ֖יִם (mitsrayim) – Root: מצר (m-ts-r); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Egypt”; Notes: Refers to the geographic region.
- לֵאמֹֽר (leʾmor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Preposition + Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of YHWH’s speech.