Lesson 4 | Stems in the Imperfect

Assignment

Instructions

  1. Use the cheat sheet to mark the Hebrew text with circles, highlights, and zigzag underlines for the elements you have learned:
  2. Non-prefix conjunctions
  3. Participles in any stem
  4. Perfect form verbs in any stem
  5. Imperfect form verbs in any stem
  6. Translate the text using the helps under each verse.

Markup conjunctions, participles, perfect form, and imperfect form verbs.

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

Translate Jeremiah 31:3.

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

Helps

  • רָחוֹק — “afar”
  • נִרְאָ֣ה — Remember from the previous assignment the meaning of this verb in this stem?
  • אַהֲבָה — “love”; this word begins a quotation, introduced by the first four words of the verse
  • עַל־כֵּ֖ן — Try to smooth out the literal translation of these words so the verse makes sense.
  • מָשַׁךְ — “draw”
  • חָֽסֶד — In the context, this noun can be seen as giving the means by which the previous verb is accomplished.

Markup conjunctions, participles, perfect form, and imperfect form verbs.

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

Translate Jeremiah 31:8.

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

Helps

  • צָפוֹן — “north”
  • יְרֵכָה — “extreme part”
  • עִוֵּר — “blind”
  • פִּסֵּחַ — “lame”
  • הָרָה — “pregnant”
  • יַחְדָּ֑ו — “together”
  • קָהָ֥ל — “assembly”
  • הֵֽנָּה — “to here”

Markup conjunctions, participles, perfect form, and imperfect form verbs.

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

Translate Jeremiah 31:9.

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

Helps

  • בְּכִי — “weeping”
  • תַּחֲנוּן — “supplication for favor”
  • יָבַל — “conduct”
  • נַחַל — “brook”
  • יָשָׁר — “straight”
  • כָּשַׁל — “stumble”
  • בְּכוֹר — “firstborn”
  • הֽוּא — Demonstrative pronouns can be used in a verbless clause in lieu of a verb.

Markup conjunctions, participles, perfect form, and imperfect form verbs.

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

Translate Jeremiah 31:10.

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

Helps

  • שִׁמְע֤וּ — qal imperative 2nd masculine plural
  • וְהַגִּ֥ידוּ — hiphil imperative 2nd masculine plural; you should be able to figure out the root of this weak verb, using what you’ve learned about the hiphil in the perfect form
  • אִי — “region”
  • וְאִמְר֗וּ - qal imperative 2nd masculine plural
  • זָרָה — “scatter”
  • רֹעֶה — “shepherd”
  • עֵדֶר — “flock”

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).

Hebrew III