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Meeting in the Wilderness: Commands, Encounters, and Sequential Verbs in Exodus 4:27
Exodus 4:27
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן לֵ֛ךְ לִקְרַ֥את מֹשֶׁ֖ה הַמִּדְבָּ֑רָה וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ וַֽיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֛הוּ בְּהַ֥ר הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים וַיִּשַּׁק־לֹֽו׃
Divine Command: וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־אַהֲרֹן
וַיֹּאמֶר is a Qal wayyiqtol 3ms of א־מ־ר (“to say”), standard for narrative progression. יְהוָה is the divine speaker, and אֶל־אַהֲרֹן marks Aaron as the recipient. This phrase introduces a command directly from God to Aaron.
Imperative Mission: לֵךְ לִקְרַאת מֹשֶׁה הַמִּדְבָּרָה
לֵךְ (“Go!”) is a Qal imperative 2ms from י־ל־ך, commanding immediate action. לִקְרַאת (“to meet”) is an infinitive construct of ק־ר־א with the preposition לְ, expressing purpose.… Learn Hebrew
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