How to learn a verseBrenton Septuagint
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Isaiah 25:8 Death has prevailed and swallowed men up; but again the Lord God has taken away every tear from every face. He has taken away the reproach of his people from all the earth: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Death has prevailed and swallowed men up; but again the Lord God has taken away every tear from every face. He has taken away the reproach of his people from all the earth: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Death has prevailed ___ swallowed men up; ___ again the Lord ___ has taken away _____ tear from every ____. He has taken ____ the reproach of ___ people from all ___ earth: for the _____ of the Lord ___ spoken it.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Death ___ ______ and ______ ___ up; ___ _____ the ____ ___ has _____ ____ every ____ ____ every ____. ___ has _____ ____ the ______ ___ his ______ ____ all ___ _____: for ___ _____ of ___ ____ has ______ ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.D h p a s m u; b a t L G h t a e t f e f. H h t a t r o h p f a t e: f t m o t L h s i.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 25:8
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.