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 waw consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Indicates direct speech by YHWH.
- יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the Tetragrammaton, the name of God.
- אֶל־ (el) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “To”; Notes: Indicates the direction of the speech.
- מֹשֶׁ֥ה (Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to Moses, the leader of Yisra’el.
- וְאֶֽל־ (ve-el) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Conjunction + preposition; Translation: “And to”; Notes: Connects Aharon as a co-recipient of the speech.
- אַהֲרֹ֖ן (Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aharon”; Notes: Refers to Aaron, the brother of Moshe and the High Priest.
- לֵאמֹֽר׃ (le’emor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the forthcoming speech.