Lesson 5 | Verbs—commands and infinitives
Reading: Jonah 1:1-10
The vocab
There are twenty new words to learn for our reading this lesson. Work through them so as to enjoy reading from one of the most riveting books of the Bible.
Jonah 1:1-10
As you delve into this new reading, I have a challenge for you. Count the number of words you did not know the meaning and/or parsing of before clicking on them and see if you can keep it under ten.
תַּרְשִׁישָׁה
to [ a place ]
מִלִּפְנֵי
from before...
תַּרְשִׁישָׁה
to [ a place ]
מִלִּפְנֵי
from before...
וַיָּטִלוּ
...they hurled
יַרְכְּתֵי
[the] recesses
וַיֵּרָדַם׃
...fell asleep
יִתְעַשֵּׁת
will give thought
בְּשֶׁלְּמִי
in that to...
הַיַּבָּשָׁה׃
...dry land
מִלִּפְנֵי
from before...
בֹרֵחַ
[ qal participle ]