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 6:8 And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go to this people? And I said, Behold, I am here, send me. And he said, Go, and say to this people,
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go to this people? And I said, Behold, I am here, send me. And he said, Go, and say to this people,
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And I heard ___ voice of the ____, saying, Whom shall ___ send, and who ____ go to this ______? And I said, ______, I am here, ____ me. And he ____, Go, and say ___ this people,
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ___ _____ the _____ ___ the ____, ______, Whom _____ ___ send, ___ ___ will ___ ___ this ______? ___ I ____, ______, I ___ ____, send ___. ___ he ____, ___, and ___ ___ this ______,
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A I h t v o t L, s, W s I s, a w w g t t p? A I s, B, I a h, s m. A h s, G, a s t t p,
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 6:8
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.