# Ch15 Passage Exercise — Qal Imperfect Strong Verbs

BBH Chapter 15 · Exodus 3, 20 · Genesis 1

Instructions: Parse each highlighted form. Give: (a) Person, (b) Number, (c) Gender, (d) Root (3ms lexical form), (e) Usage Type (Simple Future / Habitual / Jussive / Cohortative / Prohibition).
Note: A few forms involve weak roots; focus on identifying the prefix pattern and the usage type.

## Passage A — Exodus 3:1–12

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלֵ֖ךְ נָ֑א וְאֶרְאֶ֗ה אֶת־הַמַּרְאֶ֤ה הַגָּדֹל֙ — לֹ֤א תִקְרַב הֲלֹ֑ם — כִּֽי אֶֽהְיֶ֣ה עִמָּ֔ך

# | Form | Pers. | Num. | Gen. | Root | Usage Type |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | אֵלֵ֖ךְ |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | אֵלֵ֖ךְ | 1 | s | c | הלך | Cohortative — "Let me go"; I-י weak with special he drop; volitional 1cs
2 | אֶרְאֶ֗ה |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | אֶרְאֶ֗ה | 1 | s | c | ראה | Cohortative — III-ה weak; "Let me see" — parallel volitional
3 | תִקְרַב |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | תִקְרַב | 2 | s | m | קרב | Prohibition (לֹא) — B-class patach under R2; "do not come near"
4 | אֶֽהְיֶ֣ה |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | אֶֽהְיֶ֣ה | 1 | s | c | היה | Simple Future — III-ה + I-gutt.; "I will be with you" — God's promise

## Passage B — Exodus 3:13–20

מִי אָנֹ֨כִי כִּ֤י אֵלֵ֙ךְ֙ אֶל פַּרְעֹ֔ה — וְכִי אֹוצִ֥יא אֶת בְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל — אֶשְׁלַ֤ח אֶת יָדִי֙ — וְיִשְׁמְע֖וּ לְקֹלֶֽךָ

# | Form | Pers. | Num. | Gen. | Root | Usage Type |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
5 | אֵלֵ֙ךְ֙ |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | אֵלֵ֙ךְ֙ | 1 | s | c | הלך | Modal — "that I should go" (conditional/modal sense in question)
6 | אֹוצִ֥יא |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | אֹוצִ֥יא | 1 | s | c | יצא | Modal/Future — Hiphil 1cs of יצא; included for cross-stem recognition
7 | אֶשְׁלַ֤ח |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | אֶשְׁלַ֤ח | 1 | s | c | שלח | Simple Future — Qal 1cs; "I will stretch out my hand"
8 | יִשְׁמְע֖וּ |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | יִשְׁמְע֖וּ | 3 | p | m | שמע | Simple Future — 3mp; B-class patach under R2

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

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

# | Form | Pers. | Num. | Gen. | Root | Usage Type |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
9 | תִּרְצָֽח |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | תִּרְצָֽח | 2 | s | m | רצח | Prohibition (לֹא) — "you shall not murder"
10 | תִנְאָ֑ף |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | תִנְאָ֑ף | 2 | s | m | נאף | Prohibition (לֹא) — same pattern
11 | תִּגְנֹֽב |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | תִּגְנֹֽב | 2 | s | m | גנב | Prohibition (לֹא) — A-class; holem under R2
12 | תַעֲנֶ֥ה |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | תַעֲנֶ֥ה | 2 | s | m | ענה | Prohibition (לֹא) — I-gutt. (ע); chateph + patach prefix; III-ה ending
13 | תַחְמֹ֖ד |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | תַחְמֹ֖ד | 2 | s | m | חמד | Prohibition (לֹא) — A-class; standard prefix + holem

## Passage D — Genesis 1:3, 9, 11

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִ֣י אֹ֑ור — יִקָּו֗וּ הַמַּ֙יִם֙

# | Form | Pers. | Num. | Gen. | Root | Usage Type |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
14 | יְהִ֣י |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | יְהִ֣י | 3 | s | m | היה | Jussive — III-ה short form (ה dropped): יְהִי; "Let there be"
15 | יִקָּו֗וּ |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | יִקָּו֗וּ | 3 | p | m | קוה | Jussive — Niphal (not Qal); noted for cross-stem recognition; dagesh forte in kaf