וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH said to Moshe and to Aharon, saying,
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Common verb for speaking or declaring.
- יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the Divine Name.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Moshe) – Root: N/A; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the prophet Moshe.
- וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן (ve-el-Aharon) – Root: N/A; Form: Conjunction + preposition + proper noun; Translation: “And to Aharon”; Notes: Refers to Moshe’s brother and collaborator.
- לֵאמֹֽר (lemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Infinitive Construct with preposition; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.