| 2. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the imperative dabber {דַּבֵּר | dabbēr} ‘speak’, marking a direct divine injunction. The coordinated prepositional address el-ʾahārōn {אֶל־אַהֲרֹן | ʾel-ʾahārōn}, ve-ʾel-bānāv {וְאֶל־בָּנָיו | wə-ʾel-bānāv}, and ve-ʾel-kᵒl-bənê yisrāʾēl {וְאֶל־כָּל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | wə-ʾel-kᵒl-bənê yisrāʾēl} delineates the specific audience. The vav-consecutive on the perfect form ve-ʾāmar-tā {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wə-ʾā-mār-tā} shifts temporal reference to “and you shall say.” The demonstrative zeh {זֶה | zēh} paired with ha-dāvar {הַדָּבָר | ha-dā-var} focuses on “this word,” while the relative clause ʾăšer-ṣivwâ {אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה | ʾă-šer-ṣivwâ} attributes its origin to the divine command. Finally, the infinitive construct lê-ʾamôr {לֵאמֹר | lê-ʾamôr} introduces the impending direct speech. The English rendition preserves the imperative and repeated addresses, using a colon after “to them” to mirror the Hebrew transition into God’s spoken command. |