וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe and to Aharon, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (va-yedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Indicates a direct communication from the LORD.
- יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Proper noun: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the LORD; Translation: “The LORD”; Notes: Represents the divine name.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the prophet Moses.
- וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן (ve-el-Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Preposition with conjunction and proper noun; Translation: “And to Aharon”; Notes: Refers to Aaron, the brother of Moses.
- לֵאמֹֽר (lemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the speech.