וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (va-y’dabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with conjunctive ו; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Indicates intensified or formal speech.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the covenant name of God.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Mosheh) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Preposition אֶל with proper noun; Translation: “To Moses”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the speech.
- לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal infinitive construct with preposition ל; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the speech.