| 17. Linguistic Exegesis The verse follows the Hebrew legal-narrative pattern, opening with the vav-consecutive Piel verb wayyĕḏāḇēr {וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר | wayyĕḏāḇēr} ‘and-he-spoke’ as the narrative hook. The divine name yĕhōwāh {יְהוָ֖ה | yĕhōwāh} ‘LORD’ establishes authoritative address. The preposition ʾel {אֶל־ | ʾel} ‘to’ marks mosheh {מֹשֶׁ֥ה | mōšē} ‘Moses’ as recipient and mediator. The infinitive construct lemor {לֵאמֹֽר | lēʾāmar} ‘saying’ functions as a direct discourse marker, introducing the upcoming commands common in legal sections. |