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 12:2 Behold, my God is my Saviour; I will trust in him, and not be afraid: for the Lord is my glory and my praise, and is become my salvation.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Behold, my God is my Saviour; I will trust in him, and not be afraid: for the Lord is my glory and my praise, and is become my salvation.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Behold, my God ___ my Saviour; I ____ trust in him, ___ not be afraid: ___ the Lord is ___ glory and my ______, and is become ___ salvation.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Behold, ___ ___ is ___ ______; I ____ _____ in ___, ___ not ___ ______: for ___ ____ is ___ _____ and ___ ______, and ___ ______ my ______.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.B, m G i m S; I w t i h, a n b a: f t L i m g a m p, a i b m s.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 12:2
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.
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 12:2 Behold, my God is my Saviour; I will trust in him, and not be afraid: for the Lord is my glory and my praise, and is become my salvation.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Behold, my God is my Saviour; I will trust in him, and not be afraid: for the Lord is my glory and my praise, and is become my salvation.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Behold, my God ___ my Saviour; I ____ trust in him, ___ not be afraid: ___ the Lord is ___ glory and my ______, and is become ___ salvation.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Behold, ___ ___ is ___ ______; I ____ _____ in ___, ___ not ___ ______: for ___ ____ is ___ _____ and ___ ______, and ___ ______ my ______.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.B, m G i m S; I w t i h, a n b a: f t L i m g a m p, a i b m s.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 12:2
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.