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 with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Indicates divine communication in a formal or authoritative manner.
- יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the covenant name of God.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Mosheh) – Root: משׁה (m-sh-h); Form: Preposition + Proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Refers to Moses, the leader of Israel.
- וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן (ve-el-Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Conjunction + Preposition + Proper noun; Translation: “And to Aharon”; Notes: Refers to Aaron, Moses’ brother and the High Priest.
- לֵאמֹֽר (lemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the divine speech.