Lesson 9 | Suffixes + Construct Form

Assignment

Translate the nouns, prepositions, and conjunctions in the text below. We’ll also ask you some questions related to this lesson.

Instructions

  1. Type only one word for each blank.
  2. Translate each word literally; don’t try to smooth things out.
  3. If the word has more than one gloss in your vocab sheet, try to choose the best translation in context.
  4. Don’t forget to translate the definite article.
  5. Use “of” when you have a construct chain.

וְאַבְרָהָם זָקֵן [was] old

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בָּא בַּיָּמִים come

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וַיהוָה בֵּרַךְ אֶת־אַבְרָהָם blessed

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בַּכֹּל [things]

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וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם said

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אֶל־עַבְדּוֹ

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זְקַן בֵּיתוֹ old man

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הַמֹּשֵׁל the ruler

בְּכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ

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How would you smooth out your literal translation of בְּכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ above?

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שִׂים־נָא יָדְךָ put, please,

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תַּחַת יְרֵכִי thigh

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וְאַשְׁבִּיעֲךָ I will cause you to swear

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בַּיהוָה

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אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם

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Explain the construction אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם.

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וֵאלֹהֵי הָאָרֶץ

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אֲשֶׁר לֹא־תִקַּח אִשָּׁה you will take a

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לִבְנִי

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מִבְּנוֹת הַכְּנַעֲנִי of the Canaanites

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אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי יוֹשֵׁב dwell

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בְּקִרְבּוֹ inward part

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Give a smooth translation of אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי יוֹשֵׁב בְּקִרְבּוֹ.

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כִּי אֶל־אַרְצִי but

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וְאֶל־מוֹלַדְתִּי kindred

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תֵּלֵךְ וְלָקַחְתָּ אִשָּׁה you will go take a

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לִבְנִי

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לְיִצְחָק

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