Exodus 16:9

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן אֱמֹ֗ר אֶֽל־כָּל־עֲדַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל קִרְב֖וּ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֔ע אֵ֖ת תְּלֻנֹּתֵיכֶֽם׃

And Moshe said to Aharon, “Say to all the congregation of the children of Yisra’el, ‘Come near before YHWH, for He has heard your grumblings.’”

Morphology

1. וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Narrative continuation.
2. מֹשֶׁה֙ (Mosheh) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: The speaker.
3. אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן (el-Aharon) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition + Proper noun; Translation: “To Aharon”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of Moshe’s words.
4. אֱמֹ֗ר (ʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperative, 2ms; Translation: “Say”; Notes: Directs Aharon to speak.
5. אֶֽל־כָּל־עֲדַת֙ (el-kol-ʿadat) – Root: עדה (ʿ-d-h); Form: Preposition + Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “To all the congregation of”; Notes: Refers to the assembly of Yisra’el.
6. בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (bene-Yisra’el) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct + Proper noun; Translation: “The children of Yisra’el”; Notes: Specifies the congregation.
7. קִרְב֖וּ (qirvu) – Root: קרב (q-r-b); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperative, 2mp; Translation: “Come near”; Notes: Command to approach.
8. לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה (lifnei-YHWH) – Root: פני (p-n-y); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine plural construct + Proper noun; Translation: “Before YHWH”; Notes: Specifies proximity to the divine presence.
9. כִּ֣י (ki) – Root: N/A; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Provides reasoning for the command.
10. שָׁמַ֔ע (shamaʿ) – Root: שׁמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “He has heard”; Notes: Indicates divine awareness.
11. אֵ֖ת (ʾet) – Root: N/A; Form: Direct object marker; Translation: N/A; Notes: Marks the object of the verb.
12. תְּלֻנֹּתֵיכֶֽם (telunnoteikhem) – Root: לון (l-w-n); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with 2mp suffix; Translation: “Your grumblings”; Notes: Complaints directed at YHWH.