וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH said to Moshe, saying,
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayyo’mer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And He said”; Notes: Introduces direct speech from YHWH.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God, indicating His divine authority.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה (el-Moshe) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Specifies Moshe as the recipient of YHWH’s speech.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (le’mor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Indicates the content of the speech to follow.