וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (dbr); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And spoke”; Notes: Indicates a sequential action.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (yhwh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the Tetragrammaton, the covenantal name of God.
- אֶל־ (el-) – Root: אל (ʾl); Form: Preposition; Translation: “to”; Notes: Indicates direction or recipient.
- מֹשֶׁ֥ה (Mosheh) – Root: משה (mšh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the leader of Yisraʾel.
- לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾmr); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.