Bit at a Time Bible Hebrew -- Genesis 2:15

Genesis 2:15

 

טו וַיִּקַּח יְהוָֹה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאָדָם וַיַּנִּחֵהוּ בְגַן־עֵדֶן לְעָבְדָהּ וּלְשָׁמְרָהּ:

 

Transliteration: va-yiqach **** elohim et-ha-adam va-yanichhehu v-gan eden l’avdah ul’shamrah.

Translation:     **** Gd took the man and set him in Gan Eden to work it and guard it.

Vocabulary in this lesson:

יִּקַּח	He took
יַּנִּחֵהוּ	Set him
שָׁמְרָהּ	Guard it

 

All right, I have to eat my words.  The verb yiqach in this lesson is irregular.  The root is lamed qof chet and this is the only verb I know of where the lamed disappears in any part of the conjugation.  The verb “learn” is lomed and it keeps the lamed; the verb “dress” is lovesh and it keeps the lamed.  But I’m going to give you the conjugation for “guard, keep” instead.

 

Present

Singular	Plural	Gender
שׁוֹמֵר	שׁוֹמְרִים	Masculine
שׁוֹמֶרֶת	שׁוֹמְרוֹת	Feminine

 

Past

Singular	Plural	Person/gender
שָׁמַרְתִּי	שָׁמַרְנוּ	First
שָׁמַרְתָּ	שְׁמַרְתֶּם	Second/masculine
שָׁמַרְתְּ	שְׁמַרְתֶּן	Second/feminine
שָׁמַר	שָׁמְרוּ	Third/masculine
שָׁמְרָה	שָׁמְרוּ	Third/feminine

 

Future/aorist

Singular	Plural	Person/gender
אֶשְׁמוֹר	נִשְׁמוֹר	First
תִּשְׁמוֹר	תִּשְׁמְרוּ	Second/masculine
תִּשְׁמְרִי	תִּשְׁמוֹרְנָה	Second/feminine
יִשְׁמוֹר	תִּשְׁמְרוּ	Third/masculine
תּשׁמוֹר	תִּשְׁמוֹרְנָה	Third/feminine

 

 

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