# Ch14 Passage Exercise — Qal Perfect Weak Verbs

BBH Chapter 14 · Genesis, Exodus

Instructions: Parse each highlighted Qal Perfect form. Give: (a) Person, (b) Number, (c) Gender, (d) Root (3ms lexical form), (e) Weak Class, (f) Usage Type.

## Passage A — Genesis 3:1–13

וְהַנָּחָ֗שׁ הָיָ֤ה עָרוּם — אָמַ֣ר אֱלֹהִ֔ים — אָכַ֑לְנוּ — מַה־זֹּ֣את עָשִׂ֑ית — הִשִּׁיאַ֖נִי

# | Form | Pers. | Num. | Gen. | Root | Weak Class | Usage |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | הָיָ֤ה |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | הָיָ֤ה | 3 | s | m | היה | III-ה | Stative — "was" describing the serpent
2 | אָמַ֣ר |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | אָמַ֣ר | 3 | s | m | אמר | I-guttural | Simple Past — perfect qamets unchanged; ר at R3 also guttural
3 | אָכַ֑לְנוּ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | אָכַ֑לְנוּ | 1 | p | c | אכל | I-guttural | Simple Past — 1cp suffix נוּ-
4 | עָשִׂ֑ית |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | עָשִׂ֑ית | 2 | s | f | עשה | III-ה | Simple Past — 2fs: hireq-yod + תְּ

## Passage B — Genesis 6:9–22

נֹ֗חַ … הָיָ֖ה בְּדֹרֹתָ֑יו — קֵ֛ץ כָּל־בָּשָׂ֖ר בָּ֣א לְפָנָ֑י — כִּי מָלְאָ֤ה הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ חָמָ֔ס — כְּכֹ֨ל אֲשֶׁ֧ר צִוָּ֛ה אֹתֹ֖ו אֱלֹהִ֥ים

# | Form | Pers. | Num. | Gen. | Root | Weak Class | Usage |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
5 | הָיָ֖ה |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | הָיָ֖ה | 3 | s | m | היה | III-ה | Stative — same root as #1
6 | בָּ֣א |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | בָּ֣א | 3 | s | m | בוא | Biconsonantal | Simple Past — 3ms; only two root consonants visible
7 | מָלְאָ֤ה |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | מָלְאָ֤ה | 3 | s | f | מלא | III-א | Simple Past — 3fs ָאָה- ending; silent aleph
8 | צִוָּ֛ה |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | צִוָּ֛ה | 3 | s | m | צוה | III-ה | Simple Past — Piel perfect 3ms (not Qal); noted for recognition

## Passage C — Genesis 22:1–12

וְהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים נִסָּ֣ה אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֑ם — אֲשֶׁ֙ר אָהַ֣בְתָּ — עַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֗עְתִּי — לֹ֣א חָשַׂ֤כְתָּ אֶת בִּנְךָ֙

# | Form | Pers. | Num. | Gen. | Root | Weak Class | Usage |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
9 | נִסָּ֣ה |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | נִסָּ֣ה | 3 | s | m | נסה | III-ה | Simple Past — Piel perfect 3ms of נסה; III-ה pattern
10 | אָהַ֣בְתָּ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | אָהַ֣בְתָּ | 2 | s | m | אהב | I-guttural | Perfect of Experience — "whom you love" (ongoing)
11 | יָדַ֗עְתִּי |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | יָדַ֗עְתִּי | 1 | s | c | ידע | I-י | Perfect of Experience — "Now I know": knowledge acquired through event
12 | חָשַׂ֤כְתָּ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | חָשַׂ֤כְתָּ | 2 | s | m | חשך | III-guttural | Simple Past — "you have not withheld"

## Passage D — Exodus 1:17–21

וְלֹ֣א עָשׂ֔וּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר … מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרָ֑יִם — מַדּ֙וּעַ֙ עֲשִׂיתֶ֣ן הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה

# | Form | Pers. | Num. | Gen. | Root | Weak Class | Usage |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
13 | עָשׂ֔וּ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | עָשׂ֔וּ | 3 | p | c | עשה | III-ה | Simple Past — 3cp; final ה drops before וּ-
14 | עֲשִׂיתֶ֣ן |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | עֲשִׂיתֶ֣ן | 2 | p | f | עשה | III-ה | Simple Past — 2fp; hireq-yod + תֶּן-

## Passage E — Additional Forms

# | Form | Pers. | Num. | Gen. | Root | Weak Class | Usage |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
15 | שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ | 1 | p | c | שמע | III-guttural | Simple Past — 1cp; no patach furtive in closed syllable
16 | בָּ֫אוּ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | בָּ֫אוּ | 3 | p | c | בוא | Biconsonantal | Simple Past — 3cp
17 | קָ֫מָה |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | קָ֫מָה | 3 | s | f | קום | Biconsonantal | Simple Past — 3fs ָה-
18 | יָלְדוּ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | יָלְדוּ | 3 | p | c | ילד | I-י | Simple Past — 3cp; I-י regular in Perfect
19 | נָֽתְנָה |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | נָֽתְנָה | 3 | s | f | נתן | I-נ | Simple Past — 3fs; I-נ regular in Perfect
20 | תַּ֫מּוּ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | תַּ֫מּוּ | 3 | p | c | תמם | Geminate | Simple Past — 3cp; dagesh forte in double mem