How to learn a verseBrenton Septuagint
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Numbers 6:24-26 The Lord bless thee and keep thee; the Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and have mercy upon thee; the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.The Lord bless thee and keep thee; the Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and have mercy upon thee; the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.The Lord bless ____ and keep thee; ___ Lord make his ____ to shine upon ____, and have mercy ____ thee; the Lord ____ up his countenance ____ thee, and give ____ peace.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.The ____ _____ thee ___ ____ thee; ___ ____ make ___ ____ to _____ ____ thee, ___ ____ mercy ____ ____; the ____ ____ up ___ ______ upon ____, ___ give ____ _____.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T L b t a k t; t L m h f t s u t, a h m u t; t L l u h c u t, a g t p.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Numbers 6:24-26
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:
Numbers 6:24-26 The Lord bless thee and keep thee; the Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and have mercy upon thee; the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.The Lord bless thee and keep thee; the Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and have mercy upon thee; the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.The Lord bless ____ and keep thee; ___ Lord make his ____ to shine upon ____, and have mercy ____ thee; the Lord ____ up his countenance ____ thee, and give ____ peace.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.The ____ _____ thee ___ ____ thee; ___ ____ make ___ ____ to _____ ____ thee, ___ ____ mercy ____ ____; the ____ ____ up ___ ______ upon ____, ___ give ____ _____.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T L b t a k t; t L m h f t s u t, a h m u t; t L l u h c u t, a g t p.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Numbers 6:24-26
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.