Take-home slipsJoel 2:13

How to learn a verseBrenton Septuagint

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Joel 2:13 and rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for he is merciful and compassionate, long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy, and repents of evils.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.and rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for he is merciful and compassionate, long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy, and repents of evils.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.and rend your ______, and not your ______, and turn to ___ Lord your God: ___ he is merciful ___ compassionate, long-suffering, ___ plenteous in mercy, ___ repents of evils.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.and ____ ____ hearts, ___ ___ your ______, ___ turn ___ ___ Lord ____ ___: for ___ ___ merciful ___ ______, long-______, ___ plenteous ___ _____, and ______ ___ evils.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.a r y h, a n y g, a t t t L y G: f h i m a c, l-s, a p i m, a r o e.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Joel 2:13

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:

Joel 2:13 and rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for he is merciful and compassionate, long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy, and repents of evils.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.and rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for he is merciful and compassionate, long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy, and repents of evils.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.and rend your ______, and not your ______, and turn to ___ Lord your God: ___ he is merciful ___ compassionate, long-suffering, ___ plenteous in mercy, ___ repents of evils.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.and ____ ____ hearts, ___ ___ your ______, ___ turn ___ ___ Lord ____ ___: for ___ ___ merciful ___ ______, long-______, ___ plenteous ___ _____, and ______ ___ evils.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.a r y h, a n y g, a t t t L y G: f h i m a c, l-s, a p i m, a r o e.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Joel 2:13

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.