וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר
And YHWH spoke to Moshe and to Aharon, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Verb, Piel, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Refers to God’s speech to Moses and Aaron.
- יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the divine name of God.
- אֶל־ (el) – Form: Preposition; Translation: “To”; Notes: Denotes direction of the speech (to Moses and Aaron).
- מֹשֶׁ֥ה (Moshe) – Root: מוש (m-sh); Form: Proper noun, ms; Translation: “Moses”; Notes: Refers to the leader of the Israelites.
- וְאֶֽל־ (veʾel) – Form: Conjunction + preposition; Translation: “And to”; Notes: Introduces the second subject (Aaron) in the sentence.
- אַהֲרֹ֖ן (Aharon) – Root: אהרון (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Proper noun, ms; Translation: “Aaron”; Notes: Refers to Moses’ brother and the high priest.
- לֵאמֹֽר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Preposition + infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the speech or command that follows.