How to learn a verseBrenton Septuagint
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Nehemiah 8:10 And the governor said to them, Go, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them that have nothing; for the day is holy to our Lord: and faint not, for the Lord is our strength.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And the governor said to them, Go, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them that have nothing; for the day is holy to our Lord: and faint not, for the Lord is our strength.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And the governor ____ to them, Go, ___ the fat, and _____ the sweet, and ____ portions to them ____ have nothing; for ___ day is holy ___ our Lord: and _____ not, for the ____ is our strength.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ___ ______ said ___ ____, Go, ___ ___ fat, ___ _____ the _____, ___ send ______ ___ them ____ ____ nothing; ___ ___ day ___ ____ to ___ ____: and _____ ___, for ___ ____ is ___ ______.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A t g s t t, G, e t f, a d t s, a s p t t t h n; f t d i h t o L: a f n, f t L i o s.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Nehemiah 8:10
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.