וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And spoke”; Notes: Refers to a direct communication from YHWH.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenantal name of God.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Moshe) – Root: משה (Moshe); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “to Moshe”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of YHWH’s speech.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (le’mor) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the divine speech.