- *wə-yəhî*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it became/happened
- *dəḇar*
- construct state, masculine singular - word/speech of
- *YHWH*
- divine name, subject - Yahweh/LORD
- *ʾēlay*
- preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say/saying