| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the verb vayedabber {וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר | wǎy-yə-ḏabbēr} ‘and he spoke’, a Piel imperfect with vav consecutive marking narrative sequence. The subject Yahweh {יְהוָ֖ה | Yəhōwāh} follows, preserving divine agency before the indirect object Mosheh {מֹשֶׁ֥ה | Mōšēh}, introduced by el {אֶל־ | ʾel}, demonstrating Hebrew VSO order. The infinitive construct le'emor {לֵּאמֹֽר׃ | le-ʾēmōr} ‘saying’ signals the introduction of divine speech. In English, this sequence is rendered in SVO order to enhance readability, shifting “and he spoke + LORD + to Moses” to “The LORD spoke to Moses,” with “saying/telling him” preserving the introductory function of le'emor. |