וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Denotes direct communication by YHWH.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the Tetragrammaton, the divine name.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Moshe) – Root: משׁה (m-sh-h); Form: Preposition + Proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of YHWH’s speech.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of YHWH’s communication.