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:
Isaiah 40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? His discernment is past searching out.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? His discernment is past searching out.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Hast thou not _____? hast thou not _____ that the everlasting ___, the LORD, the ______ of the ends ___ the earth, fainteth ___, neither is weary? ___ discernment is past ______ out.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Hast ____ ___ known? ____ ____ not _____ ____ the ______ ___, the ____, ___ Creator ___ ___ ends ___ ___ earth, ______ ___, neither ___ _____? His ______ ___ past ______ ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.H t n k? h t n h t t e G, t L, t C o t e o t e, f n, n i w? H d i p s o.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 40:28
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.
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:
Isaiah 40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? His discernment is past searching out.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? His discernment is past searching out.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Hast thou not _____? hast thou not _____ that the everlasting ___, the LORD, the ______ of the ends ___ the earth, fainteth ___, neither is weary? ___ discernment is past ______ out.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Hast ____ ___ known? ____ ____ not _____ ____ the ______ ___, the ____, ___ Creator ___ ___ ends ___ ___ earth, ______ ___, neither ___ _____? His ______ ___ past ______ ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.H t n k? h t n h t t e G, t L, t C o t e o t e, f n, n i w? H d i p s o.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 40:28
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.