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 54:10 shall the mountains depart, nor shall thy hills be removed: so neither shall my mercy fail thee, nor shall the covenant of thy peace be at all removed: for the Lord who is gracious to thee has spoken it.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.shall the mountains depart, nor shall thy hills be removed: so neither shall my mercy fail thee, nor shall the covenant of thy peace be at all removed: for the Lord who is gracious to thee has spoken it.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.shall the mountains ______, nor shall thy _____ be removed: so ______ shall my mercy ____ thee, nor shall ___ covenant of thy _____ be at all ______: for the Lord ___ is gracious to ____ has spoken it.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.shall ___ ______ depart, ___ _____ thy _____ ___ removed: ___ ______ shall ___ _____ fail ____, ___ shall ___ ______ of ___ _____ be ___ ___ removed: ___ ___ Lord ___ ___ gracious ___ ____ has ______ ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.s t m d, n s t h b r: s n s m m f t, n s t c o t p b a a r: f t L w i g t t h s i.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 54:10
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.