וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Verb, Piel, imperfect, 3ms, with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Indicates direct communication by YHWH.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the covenant name of God.
- אֶל־ (ʾel-) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “To”; Notes: Indicates the direction of speech.
- מֹשֶׁ֥ה (Moshe) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the leader and prophet of Yisraʾel.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (lemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the speech.