וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹ֥ר אֲלֵהֶֽם׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe and to Aharon, saying to them,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Conjunction + verb, Piel, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Refers to YHWH addressing Moshe and Aharon.
- יְהוָ֛ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the LORD.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Mosheh) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Preposition + proper noun, ms; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Moshe is the recipient of YHWH’s words.
- וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן (ve’el-Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Conjunction + preposition + proper noun, ms; Translation: “And to Aharon”; Notes: Refers to the High Priest Aharon.
- לֵאמֹ֥ר (leʾmor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Preposition + infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of YHWH’s message.
- אֲלֵהֶֽם (alehem) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition + 3mp suffix; Translation: “To them”; Notes: Refers to Moshe and Aharon as the recipients.