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 a completed action in narrative sequence.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the Divine Name.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Moshe) – Root: אל (ʾ-l) + משה (m-sh-h); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Denotes the recipient of the speech.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.