# Ch15 Passage Exercise — Qal Imperfect Strong Verbs

*Parse each highlighted Qal Imperfect form.*
*Give: (a) Person, (b) Number, (c) Gender, (d) Root (3ms lexical form), (e) Usage Type.*

*Note: A few forms involve weak roots (III-ה, I-gutt.); focus on identifying the prefix
pattern and the usage type. Weak-root Imperfect patterns are covered in Chapter 16.*

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## Passage A — Exodus 3:1–12

> וַיִּרְאֵ֤ה מַלְאַד֙ יְהוָ֔ה אֵלָ֖יו בְּלַבַּת אֵ֑שׁ
> וַיֹּ֥אמֶר **אֵלֵ֖ךְ** נָ֑א וְ**אֶרְאֶ֗ה** אֶת־הַמַּרְאֶ֤ה הַגָּדֹל֙ הַזֶּ֔ה
> וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לֹ֤א **תִקְרַב** הֲלֹ֑ם
> כִּֽי אֶֽהְיֶ֣ה עִמָּ֔ך

| # | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root | Usage Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אֵלֵ֖ךְ | | | | | |
| 2 | אֶרְאֶ֗ה | | | | | |
| 3 | תִקְרַב | | | | | |
| 4 | אֶֽהְיֶ֣ה | | | | | |

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## Passage B — Exodus 3:13–20

> וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶל הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים מִי אָנֹ֨כִי כִּ֤י **אֵלֵ֙ךְ֙** אֶל פַּרְעֹ֔ה
> וְכִי **אֹוצִ֥יא** אֶת בְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִמִּצְרָֽיִם
> וַיֹּ֗אמֶר **אֶשְׁלַ֤ח** אֶת יָדִי֙ וְ**הִכֵּיתִ֥י** אֶת מִצְרַ֖יִם
> **וְיִשְׁמְע֖וּ** לְקֹלֶֽךָ

| # | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root | Usage Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | אֵלֵ֙ךְ֙ | | | | | |
| 6 | אֹוצִ֥יא | | | | | |
| 7 | אֶשְׁלַ֤ח | | | | | |
| 8 | יִשְׁמְע֖וּ | | | | | |

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## Passage C — Exodus 20:13–17 (Decalogue)

> לֹ֖א **תִּרְצָֽח**׃ לֹ֣א **תִנְאָ֑ף**׃ לֹ֣א **תִּגְנֹֽב**׃
> לֹֽא **תַעֲנֶ֥ה** בְרֵעֲךָ֖ עֵ֥ד שָֽׁקֶר׃
> לֹ֥א **תַחְמֹ֖ד** בֵּ֣ית רֵעֶ֑ךָ

| # | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root | Usage Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | תִּרְצָֽח | | | | | |
| 10 | תִנְאָ֑ף | | | | | |
| 11 | תִּגְנֹֽב | | | | | |
| 12 | תַעֲנֶ֥ה | | | | | |
| 13 | תַחְמֹ֖ד | | | | | |

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## Passage D — Genesis 1:3, 9, 11

> וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים **יְהִ֣י** אֹ֑ור
> וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים **יִקָּו֗וּ** הַמַּ֙יִם֙
> וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים **תַּדְשֵׁ֤א** הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ דֶּ֔שֶׁא

| # | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root | Usage Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | יְהִ֣י | | | | | |
| 15 | יִקָּו֗וּ | | | | | |

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## Answer Key

| # | Form | Pers. | Num. | Gen. | Root | Usage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אֵלֵ֖ךְ | 1 | s | c | הלך | Cohortative | Cohortative 1cs; "Let me go" — volitional statement by Moses |
| 2 | אֶרְאֶ֗ה | 1 | s | c | ראה | Cohortative | III-ה weak; "Let me see" — parallel volitional |
| 3 | תִקְרַב | 2 | s | m | קרב | Prohibition | לֹא missing here (direct command form); B-class patach under R2 |
| 4 | אֶֽהְיֶ֣ה | 1 | s | c | היה | Simple Future | III-ה + I-gutt.; "I will be with you" — God's promise |
| 5 | אֵלֵ֙ךְ֙ | 1 | s | c | הלך | Modal | "that I should go" — conditional/modal sense in question |
| 6 | אֹוצִ֥יא | 1 | s | c | יצא | Modal/Future | Hiphil 1cs of יצא; "bring out" — included for recognition contrast |
| 7 | אֶשְׁלַ֤ח | 1 | s | c | שלח | Simple Future | Qal Imperfect 1cs; "I will stretch out my hand" |
| 8 | יִשְׁמְע֖וּ | 3 | p | m | שמע | Simple Future | 3mp; B-class patach under R2 (שמע is B-class) |
| 9 | תִּרְצָֽח | 2 | s | m | רצח | Prohibition (לֹא) | Absolute prohibition; "you shall not murder" |
| 10 | תִנְאָ֑ף | 2 | s | m | נאף | Prohibition (לֹא) | Same pattern |
| 11 | תִּגְנֹֽב | 2 | s | m | גנב | Prohibition (לֹא) | A-class; holem under R2 |
| 12 | תַעֲנֶ֥ה | 2 | s | m | ענה | Prohibition (לֹא) | I-gutt. (ע); chateph-patach under ע in prefix |
| 13 | תַחְמֹ֖ד | 2 | s | m | חמד | Prohibition (לֹא) | A-class; standard prefix + holem |
| 14 | יְהִ֣י | 3 | s | m | היה | Jussive | III-ה; short jussive form (final ה dropped): יְהִי |
| 15 | יִקָּו֗וּ | 3 | p | m | קוה | Jussive/Command | Niphal Jussive 3mp (not Qal); noted for recognition; dagesh forte in kaf |
