| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the verb vayedabber {וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר | va-ye-dab-BER} ‘and He spoke,’ using the vav-consecutive Piel imperfect to continue narrative flow. The subject Yahweh {יְהוָ֖ה | yah-WEH} ‘LORD’ signals divine agency. The prepositional phrase el-mosheh {אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה | el-mo-SHEH} ‘to Moses’ designates the recipient. The infinitive lemor {לֵּאמֹֽר | le-MOR} ‘saying’ serves as a discourse marker introducing direct speech. Hebrew’s VSO order is rendered as SVO plus an introductory subordinate clause to preserve the discourse function for the subsequent divine command. |