וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vay-dabber) – Root: דבר (dbr); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Indicates direct speech or communication.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (yhwh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the divine name of God.
- אֶל־ (el-) – Root: אל (ʾl); Form: Preposition; Translation: “to”; Notes: Indicates direction or recipient of speech.
- מֹשֶׁ֥ה (Mosheh) – Root: משה (msh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to Moses, the prophet and leader of Israel.
- לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (leʾmor) – Root: אמר (ʾmr); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the speech.