וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (va-yedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Refers to YHWH speaking to Moshe.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the divine name.
- אֶל־ (el) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “To”; Notes: Indicates the direction of YHWH’s speech.
- מֹשֶׁ֥ה (Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to Moses, the leader of Yisra’el.
- לֵּאמֹֽר (lemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of YHWH’s speech.