- *wa-yəhî*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came
- *dəbar*
- construct state, masculine singular - word of
- *YHWH*
- proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh
- *ʾēlay*
- preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying/to say