Lesson 6 | About Verbs

Assignment

Instructions

  1. Circle each non-prefix conjunction in black (i.e. all except the ו prefix conjunction).
  2. Highlight each qal participle in grey.
  3. Translate the text using the helps under each verse. Remember...
  4. Translate each word literally; don’t try to smooth things out.
  5. Consider the parsing of the verbs in choosing the best translation.

Circle non-prefix conjunctions and highlight participles.
Optional

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

Translate Psalm 51:3.

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

Helps

  • חָנַן — qal imperative 2nd masculine singular; “show favor, be gracious”; translate the pronoun suffix as the direct object
  • רַחֲמִים — “compassion”
  • מָחָה — qal imperative 2nd masculine singular; “wipe, wipe out”
  • פֶּשַׁע — “transgression”

Circle non-prefix conjunctions and highlight participles.
Optional

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

Translate Psalm 51:5.

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

Helps

  • פֶּשַׁע — “transgression”
  • יָדַע — qal imperfect 1st common singular
  • נֶגְדִּ֣ — “before”
  • תָמִֽיד — “continually”

Circle non-prefix conjunctions and highlight participles.
Optional

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

Translate Psalm 51:6.

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

Helps

  • בַדְּ — “only”
  • חָטָא — qal perfect 1st common singular
  • עָשָׂה — qal perfect 1st common singular
  • צָדַק — qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular; “be just, righteous”
  • דָּבַר — “speak”; the suffix gives the subject of this verbal form (an infinitive, which you’ll learn in Hebrew III)
  • זָכָה — qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular; “be clear, clean, pure”
  • שָׁפַט — “judge”; again, the suffix gives the subject of this verbal form (another infinitive)

Circle non-prefix conjunctions and highlight participles.
Optional

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

Translate Psalm 51:8.

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

Helps

  • חָפֵץ — qal perfect 2nd masculine singular; “delight in”
  • טֻחָה — “inmost thought”
  • סָתַם — “shut up”
  • חָכְמָ֥ה — “wisdom”
  • תוֹדִיעֵֽ — “you will cause to know”

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Hebrew II