וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vaydabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Piel, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Describes YHWH addressing Moshe.
- יְהֹוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the divine name of God.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Moshe) – Root: הלך (ʾ-l-k); Form: Preposition + Proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of God’s speech.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Preposition + Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of YHWH’s message.