וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH said to Moshe, saying,
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And said”; Notes: Introduces divine speech.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the LORD.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the message.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the speech.