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 waw consecutive; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Indicates direct communication.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “The LORD”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the God of Israel.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Mosheh) – Root: משה (Mosheh); Form: Preposition אֶל + proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Specifies the recipient of the speech.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Infinitive construct with לְ; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the divine speech.