Deut 10:1-5 Vocab
אֲר֥וֹן
What is an ark (box of wood)?
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וָאַ֣עַל
What is a Qal I1CS from עלה?
This word (and the phrase that follows) should not be separated in your clause hierarchy or bracket, unless you just want to do "Id-Exp" a billion times.
What is "אֲשֶׁ֥ר"?
עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת הַדְּבָרִ֔ים
What are "the ten words/Ten Commandments"?
The number of sons Dr. Beckman has.
What is two?
הַלֻּחֹ֖ת
What is "tablets"?
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וַיִּכְתֹּ֨ב
What is a Qal I3ms + vav-wayyiqtol?
This where the first clause break should be in the clause hierarchy.
What is a break after אֵלַ֗י?
וָאַ֣עַל הָהָ֔רָה וּשְׁנֵ֥י הַלֻּחֹ֖ת בְּיָדִֽי
What is "And I went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hand?"
This is the full published name of the scholar whose intermediate Hebrew grammar Dr. Beckman updated and revised.
Who is Ronald J. Williams?
מִכְתָּב
What is "writing"?
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פְּסָל
What is Qal M2ms, from פסל?
This is how we know that the first verb in 10:3 is not part of the previous quotation.
What is a change in subject/person?
וָאַ֤עַשׂ אֲרוֹן֙ עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֔ים
What is "And I made an ark of acacia wood"?
Dr. Beckman obtained his PhDs from these two universities.
What are Stanford University and Harvard University?
שִׁטִּ֔ים
What is "Acacia wood"?
(For those who are wondering, HALOT says this word is borrowed from Egyptian, referring either generally to a thorny bush/plant, or more specifically, acacia wood. Another fun fact is that in addition to YHWH commanding that the ark (and ceremonial furniture) be made from this wood, Isaiah 41:19 promises that he will plant שִׁטָּ֔ה along the road of the exile's journey back to Israel.)
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צִוַּ֖נִי
What is a DP3ms + 1CS, from צוה?
According to Dr. Beckman's clause hierarchy, this is a clue that "וּשְׁנֵ֥י הַלֻּחֹ֖ת בְּיָדִֽי" is a parenthetical comment and not a progression in the narrative.
What is a non-verb-initial clause?
פְּסָל־לְךָ֞ שְׁנֵֽי־לוּחֹ֤ת אֲבָנִים֙ כָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים
What is "Carve out for yourself two tablets of stone like the first ones"?
Dr. Olivia Beckman works for this federal government agency.
What is Indian Health Service?
*פסל
*Pe, samekh, lamed
What is "carve/carve out"?
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וָֽאָשִׂם֙
What is a QI1cs + vav wayyiqtol, from שִׁימ?
The phrase "וַיִּ֣הְיוּ שָׁ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוַּ֖נִי יְהוָֽה" can only have this relationship in your bracket.
What is "Action-Result"?
וַיִּ֣הְיוּ שָׁ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוַּ֖נִי יְהוָֽה
What is "And they were there, as YHWH commanded me."?
This was Dr. Beckman's first PhD dissertation/topic.
What is The Low-Current Emission Characteristics of Liquid Metal Ion Sources? (Acceptable answer: Theory and experiments on why liquid metal won't operate at low currents)