How to learn a verseJPS TaNaKH 1917
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Ruth 1:16 And Ruth said: 'Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God;
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And Ruth said: 'Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God;
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And Ruth said: '______ me not to _____ thee, and to ______ from following after ____; for whither thou _____, I will go; ___ where thou lodgest, ___ will lodge; thy ______ shall be my ______, and thy God ___ God;
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ____ ____: 'Entreat ___ ___ to _____ ____, and ___ ______ from ______ _____ thee; ___ ______ thou _____, ___ will ___; ___ where ____ ______, I ____ _____; thy ______ _____ be ___ ______, and ___ ___ my ___;
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A R s: 'E m n t l t, a t r f f a t; f w t g, I w g; a w t l, I w l; t p s b m p, a t G m G;
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Ruth 1:16
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.