1 Samuel Chapter 6 – Student Worksheet

Student Worksheet: Biblical Hebrew Verb Analysis

1 Samuel Chapter 6 (Comprehensive List 1-21)

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Instructions: Complete the morphological analysis for every verb listed. Identify Root, Binyan, Conjugation, PGN, and provide a short Analysis/Translation.

Ref	Verb (Hebrew)	Root	Binyan	Conjugation	PGN	Linguistic Analysis & Translation
6:1	וַיְהִי
6:1	הָיָה
6:2	וַיִּקְרְאוּ
6:2	לֵאמֹר
6:2	נַעֲשֶׂה
6:2	הוֹדִעֻנוּ
6:2	נְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ
6:3	וַיֹּאמְרוּ
6:3	מְשַׁלְּחִים
6:3	תְּשַׁלְּחוּ
6:3	תָּשִׁיבוּ
6:3	הָשֵׁב
6:3	תֵּרָפְאוּ
6:3	וְנוֹדַע
6:3	תָּסוּר
6:4	וַיֹּאמְרוּ
6:4	נָשִׁיב
6:4	וַיֹּאמְרוּ
6:5	וַעֲשִׂיתֶם
6:5	הַמַּשְׁחִיתִים
6:5	וּנְתַתֶּם
6:5	יָקֵל
6:6	תְּכַבְּדוּ
6:6	כִּבְּדוּ
6:6	הִתְעַלֵּל
6:6	וַיְשַׁלְּחוּם
6:6	וַיֵּלֵכוּ

Ref	Verb (Hebrew)	Root	Binyan	Conjugation	PGN	Linguistic Analysis & Translation
6:7	קְחוּ
6:7	וַעֲשׂוּ
6:7	עָלוּ
6:7	וַאֲסַרְתֶּם
6:7	וַהֲשֵׁיבֹתֶם
6:8	וּלְקַחְתֶּם
6:8	וּנְתַתֶּם
6:8	תָּשִׂימוּ
6:8	הֲשַׁבְתֶּם
6:8	וְשִׁלַּחְתֶּם
6:8	וְהָלָךְ
6:9	וּרְאִיתֶם
6:9	יַעֲלֶה
6:9	עָשָׂה
6:9	וְיָדַעְנוּ
6:9	נָגְעָה
6:9	קָרָה
6:10	וַיַּעֲשׂוּ
6:10	וַיִּקְחוּ
6:10	וַיַּאַסְרוּם
6:10	כָּלוּ
6:11	וַיָּשִׂימוּ
6:12	וַיִּשַּׁרְנָה
6:12	הָלְכוּ
6:12	הָלֹךְ
6:12	וְגָעוֹ
6:12	סָרוּ
6:12	הֹלְכִים
6:12	בּוֹאָם
6:13	קֹצְרִים
6:13	וַיִּשְׂאוּ
6:13	וַיִּרְאוּ
6:13	וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ
6:13	לִרְאוֹת
6:14	בָּאָה
6:14	וַתַּעֲמֹד
6:14	וַיְבַקְּעוּ
6:14	הֶעֱלוּ
6:15	הוֹרִידוּ
6:15	וַיָּשִׂימוּ
6:15	הֶעֱלוּ
6:15	וַיִּזְבְּחוּ
6:16	רָאוּ
6:16	וַיָּשֻׁבוּ
6:17	הֵשִׁיבוּ
6:18	הִנִּיחוּ
6:19	וַיַּךְ
6:19	רָאוּ
6:19	וַיַּךְ
6:19	וַיִּתְאַבְּלוּ
6:19	הִכָּה
6:20	וַיֹּאמְרוּ
6:20	יוּכַל
6:20	לַעֲמֹד
6:20	יַעֲלֶה
6:21	וַיִּשלְחוּ
6:21	לֵאמֹר
6:21	הֵשִׁיבוּ
6:21	רְדוּ
6:21	הַעֲלוּ

1 Samuel Chapter 6 – Answer Key

Student Reference Guide

Binyanim (Stems): Qal (Simple), Niphal (Passive/Reflexive), Piel (Intensive Active), Pual (Intensive Passive), Hiphil (Causative Active), Hophal (Causative Passive), Hithpael (Intensive Reflexive).

Conjugations: Qatal (Suffix Conjugation/Perfect), Yiqtol (Prefix Conjugation/Imperfect), Wayyiqtol (Narrative Past), Waqatal (Sequential Future), Imperative (Direct Command), Participle (Verbal Adjective), Infinitive Construct/Absolute.

PGN Key: 1, 2, 3 (Person) | m, f, c (Gender) | s, p (Number).

Common Weak Root Issues: I-Nun (Nun assimilates), I-Yod (Initial Yod drops), III-He (Final He changes or elides), Hollow (Middle Vav/Yod drops or changes).

Master Answer Key: Biblical Hebrew Verb Analysis

1 Samuel Chapter 6 (Complete 87-Verb List)

Ref	Verb (Hebrew)	Root	Binyan	Conjugation	PGN	Linguistic Analysis & Translation
6:1	וַיְהִי	היה	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3ms	III-He apocopated: “And it was”
6:1	הָיָה	היה	Qal	Qatal	3ms	State: “It had been”
6:2	וַיִּקְרְאוּ	קרא	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Narrative past: “And they called”
6:2	לֵאמֹר	אמר	Qal	Inf. Const.	–	Standard infinitive: “Saying”
6:2	נַעֲשֶׂה	עשׂה	Qal	Yiqtol	1cp	III-He: “What shall we do?”
6:2	הוֹדִעֻנוּ	ידע	Hiphil	Imperative	2mp+1cp suf	I-Yod causative: “Tell us”
6:2	נְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ	שׁלח	Piel	Yiqtol	1cp+3ms suf	Intensive prefix: “How we should send it”
6:3	וַיֹּאמְרוּ	אמר	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Narrative past: “And they said”
6:3	מְשַׁלְּחִים	שׁלח	Piel	Participle	mp	Intensive active: “Are sending”
6:3	תְּשַׁלְּחוּ	שׁלח	Piel	Yiqtol	2mp	Negative prohibition: “Do [not] send”
6:3	תָּשִׁיבוּ	שׁוב	Hiphil	Yiqtol	2mp	Hollow root causative: “Shall return”
6:3	הָשֵׁב	שׁוב	Hiphil	Inf. Abs.	–	Hollow causative emphasis: “Surely [return]”
6:3	תֵּרָפְאוּ	רפא	Niphal	Yiqtol	2mp	Passive prefix: “Then you shall be healed”
6:3	וְנוֹדַע	ידע	Niphal	Waqatal	3ms	I-Yod passive sequence: “And it shall be known”
6:3	תָּסוּר	סור	Qal	Yiqtol	3fs	Hollow root prefix: “[Why] it has [not] turned away”
6:4	וַיֹּאמְרוּ	אמר	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Narrative: “And they said”
6:4	נָשִׁיב	שׁוב	Hiphil	Yiqtol	1cp	Hollow causative: “Shall we return?”
6:4	וַיֹּאמְרוּ	אמר	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Narrative: “And they said”
6:5	וַעֲשִׂיתֶם	עשׂה	Qal	Waqatal	2mp	III-He sequence: “And you shall make”
6:5	הַמַּשְׁחִיתִים	שׁחת	Hiphil	Participle	mp	Causative active: “The ones destroying”
6:5	וּנְתַתֶּם	נתן	Qal	Waqatal	2mp	I-Nun sequence: “And you shall give”
6:5	יָקֵל	קלל	Hiphil	Yiqtol	3ms	Double-Geminant causative: “Perhaps He will lighten”
6:6	תְּכַבְּדוּ	כבד	Piel	Yiqtol	2mp	Intensive: “Should you harden [your hearts]”
6:6	כִּבְּדוּ	כבד	Piel	Qatal	3cp	Intensive past: “Hardened”
6:6	הִתְעַלֵּל	עלל	Hithpael	Qatal	3ms	Double-Geminant reflexive: “He dealt harshly”
6:6	וַיְשַׁלְּחוּם	שׁלח	Piel	Wayyiqtol	3mp+3mp suf	Intensive narrative: “And they sent them”
6:6	וַיֵּלֵכוּ	הלך	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Pe-He drops: “And they went”
6:7	קְחוּ	לקח	Qal	Imperative	2mp	I-Lamed drops: “Take!”
6:7	וַעֲשׂוּ	עשׂה	Qal	Imperative	2mp	III-He command: “And make!”
6:7	עָלוּ	עלה	Qal	Qatal	3cp	III-He: “Have [not] gone up”
6:7	וַאֲסַרְתֶּם	אסר	Qal	Waqatal	2mp	Sequence: “And you shall hitch”
6:7	וַהֲשֵׁיבֹתֶם	שׁוב	Hiphil	Waqatal	2mp	Hollow causative: “And return [the calves]”
6:8	וּלְקַחְתֶּם	לקח	Qal	Waqatal	2mp	I-Lamed behavior: “And you shall take”
6:8	וּנְתַתֶּם	נתן	Qal	Waqatal	2mp	I-Nun drops: “And you shall place”
6:8	תָּשִׂימוּ	שׂים	Qal	Yiqtol	2mp	Hollow prefix: “You shall put”
6:8	הֲשַׁבְתֶּם	שׁוב	Hiphil	Qatal	2mp	Hollow causative: “You are returning”
6:8	וְשִׁלַּחְתֶּם	שׁלח	Piel	Waqatal	2mp	Intensive sequence: “And send it away”
6:8	וְהָלָךְ	הלך	Qal	Waqatal	3ms	Sequential future: “And let it go”
6:9	וּרְאִיתֶם	ראה	Qal	Waqatal	2mp	III-He sequence: “And you shall see”
6:9	יַעֲלֶה	עלה	Qal	Yiqtol	3ms	III-He prefix: “It goes up”
6:9	עָשָׂה	עשׂה	Qal	Qatal	3ms	III-He past: “He has done”
6:9	וְיָדַעְנוּ	ידע	Qal	Waqatal	1cp	I-Yod sequence: “Then we shall know”
6:9	נָגְעָה	נגע	Qal	Qatal	3fs	I-Nun past: “Has [not] struck”
6:9	קָרָה	קרה	Qal	Qatal	3ms	III-He past: “It happened [by chance]”
6:10	וַיַּעֲשׂוּ	עשׂה	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	III-He narrative: “And they did”
6:10	וַיִּקְחוּ	לקח	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	I-Lamed behavior: “And they took”
6:10	וַיַּאַסְרוּם	אסר	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp+3mp suf	Narrative: “And they hitched them”
6:10	כָּלוּ	כלה	Piel	Qatal	3cp	III-He intensive: “They shut up”
6:11	וַיָּשִׂימוּ	שׂים	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Hollow narrative: “And they placed”
6:12	וַיִּשַּׁרְנָה	ישׁר	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3fp	I-Yod feminine plural: “And they went straight”
6:12	הָלְכוּ	הלך	Qal	Qatal	3cp	Past: “They went”
6:12	הָלֹךְ	הלך	Qal	Inf. Abs.	–	Infinitive absolute: “Going [continuously]”
6:12	וְגָעוֹ	געה	Qal	Inf. Abs./Part.	–	Gerund usage: “And lowing”
6:12	סָרוּ	סור	Qal	Qatal	3cp	Hollow past: “They [not] turned”
6:12	הֹלְכִים	הלך	Qal	Participle	mp	Active: “Walking/Going”
6:12	בּוֹאָם	בוא	Qal	Inf. Const.+Suf	–	Hollow infinitive: “Until their coming”
6:13	קֹצְרִים	קצר	Qal	Participle	mp	Active: “Were harvesting”
6:13	וַיִּשְׂאוּ	נשׂא	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	I-Nun narrative: “And they lifted”
6:13	וַיִּרְאוּ	ראה	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	III-He narrative: “And they saw”
6:13	וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ	שמח	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Narrative past: “And they rejoiced”
6:13	לִרְאוֹת	ראה	Qal	Inf. Const.	–	III-He infinitive: “To see”
6:14	בָּאָה	בוא	Qal	Qatal	3fs	Hollow past: “It came”
6:14	וַתַּעֲמֹד	עמד	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3fs	Narrative: “And it stood”
6:14	וַיְבַקְּעוּ	בקע	Piel	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Intensive narrative: “And they split”
6:14	הֶעֱלוּ	עלה	Hiphil	Qatal	3cp	III-He causative: “They offered up”
6:15	הוֹרִידוּ	ירד	Hiphil	Qatal	3cp	I-Yod causative: “They took down”
6:15	וַיָּשִׂימוּ	שׂים	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Hollow narrative: “And they placed”
6:15	הֶעֱלוּ	עלה	Hiphil	Qatal	3cp	III-He causative: “They offered up”
6:15	וַיִּזְבְּחוּ	זבח	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Narrative: “And they sacrificed”
6:16	רָאוּ	ראה	Qal	Qatal	3cp	III-He past: “They saw”
6:16	וַיָּשֻׁבוּ	שׁוב	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Hollow narrative: “And they returned”
6:17	הֵשִׁיבוּ	שׁוב	Hiphil	Qatal	3cp	Hollow causative: “They returned”
6:18	הִנִּיחוּ	נוח	Hiphil	Qatal	3cp	Hollow causative: “They rested/placed [the Ark]”
6:19	וַיַּךְ	נכה	Hiphil	Wayyiqtol	3ms	I-Nun/III-He narrative: “And He struck”
6:19	רָאוּ	ראה	Qal	Qatal	3cp	III-He past: “They looked”
6:19	וַיַּךְ	נכה	Hiphil	Wayyiqtol	3ms	I-Nun/III-He narrative: “And He struck”
6:19	וַיִּתְאַבְּלוּ	אבל	Hithpael	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Reflexive narrative: “And they mourned”
6:19	הִכָּה	נכה	Hiphil	Qatal	3ms	I-Nun/III-He: “He had struck”
6:20	וַיֹּאמְרוּ	אמר	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Narrative: “And they said”
6:20	יוּכַל	יכל	Qal	Yiqtol	3ms	Irregular I-Yod: “Who is able?”
6:20	לַעֲמֹד	עמד	Qal	Inf. Const.	–	Infinitive: “To stand”
6:20	יַעֲלֶה	עלה	Qal	Yiqtol	3ms	III-He: “Shall He go up?”
6:21	וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ	שׁלח	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Narrative past: “And they sent”
6:21	לֵאמֹר	אמר	Qal	Inf. Const.	–	Infinitive: “Saying”
6:21	הֵשִׁיבוּ	שׁוב	Hiphil	Qatal	3cp	Hollow causative: “They have returned”
6:21	רְדוּ	ירד	Qal	Imperative	2mp	I-Yod drops: “Come down!”
6:21	הַעֲלוּ	עלה	Hiphil	Imperative	2mp	III-He causative command: “Bring it up!”