וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (va-yedabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Wayyiqtol (and he spoke) Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Standard narrative form in Biblical Hebrew.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the God of Israel.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Moshe) – Root: אל (el), משה (Moshe); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the communication.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (leemor) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: Infinitive construct with lamed prefix; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Common introductory phrase for direct speech.