| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the Piel imperfect vayedabber {וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר | va-ye-DA-ber} ‘and he spoke’ using a vav-consecutive to introduce divine speech. It is followed by Yahweh {יְהוָ֖ה | Yə-hō-Wāh} ‘LORD’, identifying the speaker as the Covenant Lawgiver. The preposition el {אֶל־ | el} ‘to’ governs the indirect object Mosheh {מֹשֶׁ֥ה | Mō-šē} ‘Moses’, indicating the recipient of revelation. Finally, the infinitive construct lemor {לֵאמֹֽר | lē-ʾā-Môr} ‘saying’ functions as a speech formula marker that precedes substantive commands. English reordering into subject-verb-object preserves the original Hebrew sequence of speech introduction while enhancing clarity. |