Lesson 9 | Stems
Assignment
Instructions
Use the cheat sheet to mark the Hebrew text with circles, highlights, and zigzag underlines for the elements you have learned: Non-prefix conjunctions
Participles in any stem (both highlight and zigzag underline these)
Perfect form verbs in any stem (i.e. regular perfects and sequential-perfects)
Translate the text using the helps under each verse.
Circle non-prefix conjunctions and highlight and zigzag underline participles and perfect verbs.
Helps
תֹּאמְר֗וּ — “you said”
הֶרְאָ֜נוּ — Is נוּ a 1cp verbal suffix or a pronominal suffix? What clues in the context help you figure this out?
כָּבוֹד — “glory”
גֹּדֶל — “greatness”
מִתּ֣וֹךְ — You should recognize this noun, although it normally has a different prepositional prefix. Change its translation according to the prepositional prefix it has in this passage.
אֵשׁ — “fire”
יְדַבֵּ֧ר — “[subject] can speak”
חָיַי - “live”
Circle non-prefix conjunctions and highlight and zigzag underline participles and perfect verbs.
Helps
Circle non-prefix conjunctions and highlight and zigzag underline participles and perfect verbs.
Helps
יִּשְׁמַ֤ע — “[subject] heard”
דַבֶּרְכֶ֖ם — “you spoke” (this is an infinitive, which we’ll cover in Hebrew III)
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר — “[subject] said”
Circle non-prefix conjunctions and highlight and zigzag underline participles and perfect verbs.
Helps
מִֽי־יִתֵּ֡ן — This idiom “expresses a wish,” and can be translated “would that…,” with the content of the wish beginning with וְהָיָה֩.
זֶ֜ה — Translate this as the subject of וְהָיָה֩.
לְיִרְאָ֥ה — “to fear”
לִשְׁמֹ֥ר — “to keep”
יִיטַ֥ב — “it will be well”
When you are finished, continue to the next step and submit the lesson. After you do so, the instructor’s work will be available for you to review while you wait for your coach to give you feedback (typically within 3-5 days).