וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe and to Aharon, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (dabar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Indicates a narrative sequence.
- יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenantal name of God.
- אֶל (el) – Root: אל (el); Form: Preposition; Translation: “to”; Notes: Indicates direction toward a person.
- מֹשֶׁ֥ה (Moshe) – Root: משה (mosheh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to Moses, the prophet.
- וְאֶֽל (ve’el) – Root: אל (el); Form: Preposition with conjunction; Translation: “and to”; Notes: Links the second recipient.
- אַהֲרֹ֖ן (Aharon) – Root: אהרון (aharon); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aharon”; Notes: Refers to Aaron, the brother of Moshe.
- לֵאמֹֽר (lemor) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.