וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Indicates direct communication from YHWH.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Tetragrammaton; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Moshe) – Root: משׁה (m-š-h); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Specifies the recipient of the divine speech.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the speech.