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
#FormPers.Num.Gen.RootUsage Type
1אֵלֵ֖ךְ
✓אֵלֵ֖ךְ1scהלךCohortative — "Let me go"; I-י weak with special he drop; volitional 1cs
2אֶרְאֶ֗ה
✓אֶרְאֶ֗ה1scראהCohortative — III-ה weak; "Let me see" — parallel volitional
3תִקְרַב
✓תִקְרַב2smקרבProhibition (לֹא) — B-class patach under R2; "do not come near"
4אֶֽהְיֶ֣ה
✓אֶֽהְיֶ֣ה1scהיהSimple 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
#FormPers.Num.Gen.RootUsage Type
5אֵלֵ֙ךְ֙
✓אֵלֵ֙ךְ֙1scהלךModal — "that I should go" (conditional/modal sense in question)
6אֹוצִ֥יא
✓אֹוצִ֥יא1scיצאModal/Future — Hiphil 1cs of יצא; included for cross-stem recognition
7אֶשְׁלַ֤ח
✓אֶשְׁלַ֤ח1scשלחSimple Future — Qal 1cs; "I will stretch out my hand"
8יִשְׁמְע֖וּ
✓יִשְׁמְע֖וּ3pmשמעSimple 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
#FormPers.Num.Gen.RootUsage Type
9תִּרְצָֽח
✓תִּרְצָֽח2smרצחProhibition (לֹא) — "you shall not murder"
10תִנְאָ֑ף
✓תִנְאָ֑ף2smנאףProhibition (לֹא) — same pattern
11תִּגְנֹֽב
✓תִּגְנֹֽב2smגנבProhibition (לֹא) — A-class; holem under R2
12תַעֲנֶ֥ה
✓תַעֲנֶ֥ה2smענהProhibition (לֹא) — I-gutt. (ע); chateph + patach prefix; III-ה ending
13תַחְמֹ֖ד
✓תַחְמֹ֖ד2smחמדProhibition (לֹא) — A-class; standard prefix + holem

Passage D — Genesis 1:3, 9, 11

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִ֣י אֹ֑ור — יִקָּו֗וּ הַמַּ֙יִם֙
#FormPers.Num.Gen.RootUsage Type
14יְהִ֣י
✓יְהִ֣י3smהיהJussive — III-ה short form (ה dropped): יְהִי; "Let there be"
15יִקָּו֗וּ
✓יִקָּו֗וּ3pmקוהJussive — Niphal (not Qal); noted for cross-stem recognition; dagesh forte in kaf