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 spoke”; Notes: Indicates a direct divine speech act.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (Y-H-W-H); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the Tetragrammaton, the divine name of God.
- אֶל־ (el) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “To”; Notes: Introduces the object of the speech.
- מֹשֶׁ֥ה (Moshe) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe (Moses)”; Notes: Refers to the leader of the Israelites.
- לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the speech.