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Καὶ εἶπεν Κύριος πρός με λελάληκα πρὸς σὲ ἅπαξ καὶ δὶς λέγων ἑώρακα τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον καὶ ἰδοὺ λαὸς σκληροτράχηλός ἐστιν (Deuteronomy 9:13 LXX) וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֣י לֵאמֹ֑ר רָאִ֨יתִי֙ אֶת־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה עַם־קְשֵׁה־עֹ֖רֶף הֽוּא׃ Framing the Divine Speech In the Masoretic Text, the verse begins with the direct introduction: וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי (“And YHWH said to me”), followed by לֵאמֹר (“saying”), the standard Hebrew formula for divine communication. The phrase is formulaic, marking prophetic reception of God’s word, and it emphasizes immediacy: YHWH is speaking directly to Moses in the present narrative.… Learn Hebrew