- *wə-*
- conjunction prefix - and/but/then
- *yəhî*
- qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he was/became/happened
- *dəḇar*
- construct form, masculine singular - word/speech/matter of
- *YHWH*
- proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD
- *ʾēlay*
- preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to/unto me
- *lēʾmōr*
- qal infinitive construct with prefix - saying/to say