וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Aharon, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (vaydabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Verb, Piel, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “He spoke”; Notes: Refers to YHWH speaking to Aharon.
- יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the LORD.
- אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן (ʾel-Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Preposition + proper noun, ms; Translation: “To Aharon”; Notes: Refers to the High Priest receiving the divine message.
- לֵאמֹֽר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Preposition + infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the direct speech of YHWH.