# Ch19 Parsing Drill — Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs

*For each form, give: (a) Base Verb (conjugation, PGN, root), (b) Suffix (person, number, gender), (c) Full Gloss.*

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## Part A — Perfect + Suffix

| # | Form | Base Conjugation | Base PGN | Root | Suffix PGN | Full Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שְׁמָרַ֥נִי | | | | | |
| 2 | שְׁמָרוֹ | | | | | |
| 3 | שְׁמָרָ֥נוּ | | | | | |
| 4 | שְׁמַרְתַּ֥נִי | | | | | |
| 5 | שְׁמַרְתִּ֥יהוּ | | | | | |
| 6 | שְׁלָחַ֥נִי | | | | | |
| 7 | נְתָנַ֥נִי | | | | | |
| 8 | עֲזָבַ֥נִי | | | | | |

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## Part B — Imperfect + Suffix (Energic Nun)

| # | Form | Base Conjugation | Base PGN | Root | Suffix PGN | Energic Nun? | Full Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | יִשְׁמְרֵ֥נִי | | | | | | |
| 10 | יִשְׁמְרֶ֥נּוּ | | | | | | |
| 11 | יִשְׁמְרֵ֥נוּ | | | | | | |
| 12 | תִּשְׁמְרֵ֥נִי | | | | | | |
| 13 | יִמְצָאֵ֥נִי | | | | | | |
| 14 | יִשְׁלָחֶ֥נּוּ | | | | | | |
| 15 | יִרְאֶ֥נּוּ | | | | | | |

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## Part C — Imperative and Wayyiqtol + Suffix

| # | Form | Base Conjugation | Base PGN | Root | Suffix PGN | Full Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | שָׁמְרֵ֥נִי | | | | | |
| 17 | וַיִּשְׁמְרֵ֥הוּ | | | | | |
| 18 | וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֥הוּ | | | | | |
| 19 | וַיַּרְאֵ֥הוּ | | | | | |
| 20 | שַׁלְּחֵ֥נִי | | | | | |

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## Part D — Infinitive Construct + Suffix

*Note: Suffix on Inf.Const. typically marks the SUBJECT, not the object.*

| # | Form | Base Conjugation | Root | Suffix PGN | Suffix Role | Full Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | בְּ/שָׁמְר/וֹ | | | | | |
| 22 | כִּ/שְׁמֹ֣עַ/וֹ | | | | | |
| 23 | בְּ/רֹאֹת/וֹ | | | | | |
| 24 | לְ/אָהֳבָ֥/הּ | | | | | |
| 25 | כְּ/צֵאת/וֹ | | | | | |

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## Answer Key

### Part A

| # | Form | Base Conj. | Base PGN | Root | Suffix | Full Gloss | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שְׁמָרַ֥נִי | Qal Perfect | 3ms | שמר | 1cs | "he kept me" | Connecting vowel qamets before נִי |
| 2 | שְׁמָרוֹ | Qal Perfect | 3ms | שמר | 3ms | "he kept him" | Short form וֹ (holem-waw) |
| 3 | שְׁמָרָ֥נוּ | Qal Perfect | 3ms | שמר | 1cp | "he kept us" | Qamets connecting vowel before נוּ |
| 4 | שְׁמַרְתַּ֥נִי | Qal Perfect | 2ms | שמר | 1cs | "you kept me" | 2ms perfect + 1cs suffix |
| 5 | שְׁמַרְתִּ֥יהוּ | Qal Perfect | 1cs | שמר | 3ms | "I kept him" | 1cs perfect (תִּי) + 3ms suffix (הוּ) |
| 6 | שְׁלָחַ֥נִי | Qal Perfect | 3ms | שלח | 1cs | "he sent me" | Gen 45:5; Joseph's theological statement |
| 7 | נְתָנַ֥נִי | Qal Perfect | 3ms | נתן | 1cs | "he gave me" | I-נ; dagesh in first נ; + 1cs suffix |
| 8 | עֲזָבַ֥נִי | Qal Perfect | 3ms | עזב | 1cs | "he forsook me" | Psa 22:2 echo; "My God, why have you forsaken me" |

### Part B

| # | Form | Base Conj. | Base PGN | Root | Suffix | Energic? | Full Gloss | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | יִשְׁמְרֵ֥נִי | Qal Imperfect | 3ms | שמר | 1cs | No | "he will keep me" | Simple connection; no energic nun before 1cs in this pattern |
| 10 | יִשְׁמְרֶ֥נּוּ | Qal Imperfect | 3ms | שמר | 3ms | Yes | "he will keep him" | Energic nun (נּ dagesh) + 3ms suffix |
| 11 | יִשְׁמְרֵ֥נוּ | Qal Imperfect | 3ms | שמר | 1cp | No | "he will keep us" | 1cp suffix נוּ; no energic nun doubling |
| 12 | תִּשְׁמְרֵ֥נִי | Qal Imperfect | 2ms/3fs | שמר | 1cs | No | "you will keep me / she will keep me" | Context determines 2ms vs. 3fs |
| 13 | יִמְצָאֵ֥נִי | Qal Imperfect | 3ms | מצא | 1cs | No | "he will find me" | III-א; aleph quiesces |
| 14 | יִשְׁלָחֶ֥נּוּ | Qal Imperfect | 3ms | שלח | 3ms | Yes | "he will send him" | Energic nun (נּ) + 3ms |
| 15 | יִרְאֶ֥נּוּ | Qal Imperfect | 3ms | ראה | 3ms | Yes | "he will see him" | III-ה; ה drops; energic nun + 3ms |

### Part C

| # | Form | Base Conj. | Base PGN | Root | Suffix | Full Gloss | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | שָׁמְרֵ֥נִי | Qal Imperative | 2ms | שמר | 1cs | "Keep me!" | Prayer address; Psa 16:1 |
| 17 | וַיִּשְׁמְרֵ֥הוּ | Qal Wayyiqtol | 3ms | שמר | 3ms | "and he kept him" | Narrative; same as imperfect suffix |
| 18 | וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֥הוּ | Qal Wayyiqtol | 3ms | שלח | 3ms | "and he sent him" | Frequent in Gen narrative |
| 19 | וַיַּרְאֵ֥הוּ | Qal Wayyiqtol | 3ms | ראה | 3ms | "and he showed him / he saw him" | III-ה Wayyiqtol + 3ms suffix; ה drops |
| 20 | שַׁלְּחֵ֥נִי | Piel Imperative | 2ms | שלח | 1cs | "Send me!" | Piel intensive + 1cs; Isa 6:8 |

### Part D

| # | Form | Base Conj. | Root | Suffix | Role | Full Gloss | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | בְּ/שָׁמְר/וֹ | Qal Inf.Const. | שמר | 3ms | Subject | "when he kept / in his keeping" | בְּ + Inf.Const. + 3ms subject suffix = temporal clause |
| 22 | כִּ/שְׁמֹ֣עַ/וֹ | Qal Inf.Const. | שמע | 3ms | Subject | "when he heard" | כְּ + Inf.Const. + 3ms; very common narrative formula |
| 23 | בְּ/רֹאֹת/וֹ | Qal Inf.Const. | ראה | 3ms | Subject | "when he saw" | III-ה Inf.Const. (רְאוֹת) + בְּ + 3ms |
| 24 | לְ/אָהֳבָ֥/הּ | Qal Inf.Const. | אהב | 3fs | Subject/Object | "to love her / for him to love her" | 3fs suffix (הָ) on Inf.Const. |
| 25 | כְּ/צֵאת/וֹ | Qal Inf.Const. | יצא | 3ms | Subject | "when he went out" | I-י Inf.Const. (צֵאת) + כְּ + 3ms |
