Direct speech 2.6a. The third and last clause in our lesson is comprised of the two Hebrew words אֲנִי יהוה These two words are the direct speech which וַיֹּ֫אמֶר introduces. Notice there are no quotation marks, other punctuation marks, or capital letters to mark the beginning of direct speech as there are in English. A speech introduction formula such as וַיֹּ֫אמֶר and context are the best clues as to when direct speech begins or ends. It may seem redundant in our lesson sentence that the same bit