וַיֵּ֥רֶד מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶל־הָעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֲלֵהֶֽם׃ ס
And Moshe went down to the people and said to them.
Morphology
- וַיֵּ֥רֶד (vayyéred) – Root: ירד (y-r-d); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he went down”; Notes: Refers to Moshe descending from the mountain.
- מֹשֶׁ֖ה (Moshe) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
- אֶל־הָעָ֑ם (el-haʿam) – Root: עם (ʿ-m); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “To the people”; Notes: Specifies the audience Moshe approached.
- וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (vayyómer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Indicates Moshe addressing the people.
- אֲלֵהֶֽם (alehem) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition + 3mp suffix; Translation: “To them”; Notes: Refers to the people Moshe addressed.