וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Indicates a completed action in narrative sequence.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the sacred name of God in the Hebrew Bible.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Mosheh) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Preposition “to” + proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Refers to Moses, the leader and prophet of Yisra’el.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech in Hebrew narrative.