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; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Refers to YHWH addressing Moshe with a specific message.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (Y-H-W-H); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God, emphasizing His personal relationship with Israel.
- אֶל־ (el) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “To”; Notes: Indicates the direction of the speech, directed at Moshe.
- מֹשֶׁ֥ה (Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the prophet and leader of Yisra’el.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (lemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Preposition + Verb, Qal, Infinitive Construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the speech that follows.