- *wə-yhî*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it came/happened
- *dəḇar*
- construct state, masculine singular - word/matter of
- *YHWH*
- proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD
- *ʾēlay*
- preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to say/saying