When God Speaks: The Syntax of Divine Speech Frames in Biblical Hebrew
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃ (Exodus 7:8) And YHWH said to Moshe and to Aharon, saying: Setting the Stage for Revelation This short but frequently occurring formulaic verse introduces a divine speech directed to two individuals—Moshe and Aharon. Though simple at first glance, the verse reveals the characteristic Hebrew structure of divine communication formulas, marked…