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: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Indicates direct speech.
- יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the Divine Name.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Specifies the recipient of the speech.
- וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן (ve-el-Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Conjunction + preposition + proper noun; Translation: “And to Aharon”; Notes: Includes both individuals as recipients.
- לֵאמֹֽר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the speech.