Title: Hebrew Grammar Quest / 3. Lessons 12-23 / Lesson 16 / Lesson 16 D. Study Verses
Tags: StudyVerses

Q: רֹ֭דֵף צְדָקָ֣ה וָחָ֑סֶד יִמְצָ֥א חַ֝יִּ֗ים
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A: He who pursues righteousness and loyalty Finds life
Reference: Proverbs 21:21 משלי
Back Extra: Quiescing א causes a change in the stem vowel. The Qamets stem vowel will appear with forms without a suﬀormative (see 16.5)
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HGQ Book Section: 16-1
alt xlate: The pursuer of righteousness and steadfast love will find life

Q: חַטַּאתְכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּמְצָ֖א אֶתְכֶֽם׃
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A: your sin will find you out.
Reference: Numbers 32:23 במדבר
Back Extra: Verb is inflected in the feminine because its subject is feminine
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HGQ Book Section: 16-2
alt xlate: Your sin, which will find you out

Q: לְכ֣וּ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמַ֥ר לָכֶ֖ם תַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃
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A: Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, you shall do.
Reference: Genesis 41:55 בראשית
Back Extra: יֹאמַ֥ר Remember that this verb is one of five verbs that inflect in the "angry baker" I-א category. The preformative vowel is holem and the א is quiescent. This verb is extremely high in its frequency and identification will become second nature.
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HGQ Book Section: 16-3
alt xlate: Go to Joseph. Whatever he says to you, you will do

Q: אִם־אֶמְצָ֥א חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה
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A: If I find favor in the sight of Adonai . . .
Reference: 2 Samuel 15:25 שמואל ב
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HGQ Book Section: 16-4
alt xlate: If I will (may) find favor in the eyes of Adonai

Q: וְהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה לֹ֥א תִתֵּ֖ן אֶת־יְבוּלָ֑הּ
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A: and the ground will not yield its fruit
Reference: Deuteronomy 11:17 דברים
Back Extra: The first root letter of this I-נ verb has assimilated into the second as a Daghesh Forte
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HGQ Book Section: 16-5
alt xlate: And the land will not give its produce

Q: וְעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם תִּרְאֶ֑ינָה
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A: Your eyes will see
Reference: Malachi 1:5 מלאכי
Back Extra: III-ה verbs used to be III-י, this is because yod was the historically unchangeable long stem vowel.
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HGQ Book Section: 16-6
alt xlate: And your eyes will see

Q: אָ֣ז יִבְנֶ֤ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ לַֽיהוָ֖ה
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A: Then Joshua built an altar to Adonai
Reference: Joshua 8:30 יהושע
Back Extra: You will learn the reason for the perfective translation of the imperfect in chapter 23. For now, just recognize that with III-ה verbs, those forms without a suﬀormative will end in ה ֶin the imperfect.
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HGQ Book Section: 16-7
alt xlate: Then Joshua built an altar to Adonai

Q: אֵ֚יךְ תֹּֽאמְר֔וּ גִּבּוֹרִ֖ים אֲנָ֑חְנוּ
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A: "How can you say, 'We are mighty warriors,
Reference: Jeremiah 48:14 ירמיה
Back Extra: Remember that this verb is one of "angry baker" verbs that inflect differently. The preformative vowel is holem and the א is quiescent. This verb is extremely high in its frequency and identification will become second nature.
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HGQ Book Section: 16-8
alt xlate: How will you (mp) say, "we are warriors?"

Q: מַֽה־נַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה לַאֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֑ה
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A: What shall we do with the ark of Adonai?
Reference: 1 Samuel 6:2 שמואל א
Back Extra: this verb exhibits tendencies of both I-Gutteral verbs and III-ה. Recall that I Gutteral verbs will exhibit a short vowel reduced vowel pattern under the first to letters, and that in III-ה verbs, those forms without a suﬀormative will end in ה ֶ
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HGQ Book Section: 16-9
alt xlate: What shall we do with the ark of Adonai?