How to learn a verseBrenton Septuagint
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Malachi 3:10 The year is completed, and ye have brought all the produce into the storehouses; but there shall be the plunder thereof in its house: return now on this behalf, saith the Lord Almighty, see if I will not open to you the torrents of heaven, and pour out my blessing upon you, until ye are satisfied.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.The year is completed, and ye have brought all the produce into the storehouses; but there shall be the plunder thereof in its house: return now on this behalf, saith the Lord Almighty, see if I will not open to you the torrents of heaven, and pour out my blessing upon you, until ye are satisfied.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.The year is ______, and ye have ______ all the produce ____ the storehouses; but _____ shall be the ______ thereof in its _____: return now on ____ behalf, saith the ____ Almighty, see if ___ will not open ___ you the torrents ___ heaven, and pour ___ my blessing upon ___, until ye are ______.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.The ____ ___ completed, ___ ___ have ______ ___ the ______ ____ the ______; ___ there _____ ___ the ______ ______ in ___ _____: return ___ ___ this ______, _____ the ____ ______, see ___ ___ will ___ ____ to ___ ___ torrents ___ ______, and ____ ___ my ______ ____ you, _____ ___ are ______.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T y i c, a y h b a t p i t s; b t s b t p t i i h: r n o t b, s t L A, s i I w n o t y t t o h, a p o m b u y, u y a s.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Malachi 3:10
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.