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 divine communication.
- יְהוָ֖ה (yhwh) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenantal name of God.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-moshe) – Root: הלך (ʾ-l-k); Form: Preposition + Proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of YHWH’s words.
- לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (lemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Preposition + Infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of YHWH’s speech.