Joshua 20:1

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר׃

And YHWH spoke to Yehoshua, saying,

Morphology

1. וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: The Piel stem intensifies the verb, emphasizing the authoritative speech of YHWH.
2. יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun, divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the sacred name of the God of Yisra’el.
3. אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ (el-Yehoshua) – Root: יהושע (Yehoshua); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “to Yehoshua”; Notes: Refers to Yehoshua, the leader of Yisra’el after Moshe.
4. לֵאמֹֽר (lemor) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.