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