PerfectImperfect Complete action Incomplete Action Normally translated as past tense Normally translated as present or future tense When part of a waw consecutive… …acts as a future …acts as a past tense

hmol{v. %l,M,h; xl;v.YIw: And he sent rComi ~r"yxi-ta, xQ;YIw: the king Solomon and he took Imperfect of xq;l' Hiram from Tyre

~yhil{a/ hw"hy> rc,yYIw: And he formed (IMPERFECT) hm'd"a]h'-!mi rp'[' ~d"a'h'-ta, the LORD God the man of dust from the ground ~yYIx; tm;v.nI wyP'a;B. xP;YIw: into his nose breath and he blew (IMPERFECT) of lives

hY"x; vp,n w: And he became (IMPERFECT) the man a soul living

~yhil{a/ hw"hy> [J;YIw: And he planted (IMPERFECT) ~v' ~f,Y"w: ~d<Q,mi !d<[eB.- !G: the LORD God a garden In Eden from the east And set (IMPERFECT) there rc'y" rv,a] ~d"a'h'- ta, the man who he formed

~yhil{a/ hw"hy> rc,YIw: And he formed (IMPERFECT) hd<F'h; tY:x;-lK' hm'd"a]h'-!mi the LORD God from the ground allliving of the field

rBed:y>w: hv,mo- la, ar"q.YIw: And he called (IMPERFECT) d[eAm lh,aome wyl'ae hw"hy> to the Lord to from the tent of meeting Moses and spoke (IMPERFECT) rmoale to say

The Imperfect with the Waw Consecutive Changes to a past tenseChanges to a past tense Sometimes starts with a perfect which is then followed by a series of imperfectsSometimes starts with a perfect which is then followed by a series of imperfects Shows consecutive order of eventsShows consecutive order of events

The Perfect with the Waw Consecutive Changes to a future or customary present tenseChanges to a future or customary present tense Normally starts with an imperfect which is then followed by a series of perfects (signifies future action)Normally starts with an imperfect which is then followed by a series of perfects (signifies future action) Can follow an imperative in which case it acts like an imperativeCan follow an imperative in which case it acts like an imperative

dbo[]T; ~ymiy" tv,ve Six ^T,k.al;m.-lK' t'yfi['w> And you shall do (PERFECT) all your business days you shall work (IMPERFECT)

db;a' To perish, vanish, be lost

db;a' Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God. Do you not realize that Egypt is destroyed?” (Exodus 10:7).

db;a' Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. So Kish said to his son Saul, “Take now with you one of the servants, and arise, go search for the donkeys.” (1 Samuel 9:3).

bh;a' To love

bh;a' And He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.” (Genesis 22:9).

bh;a' …but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments (Exodus 20:6).

bh;a' You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD (Leviticus 19:18).

@s;a ' To gather in, take away, destroy

@s;a ' So she conceived and bore a son and said, “God has taken away my reproach.” And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son (Genesis 30:23-24).

@s;a ' Isaac breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, an old man of ripe age; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him (Genesis 35:29). Isaac breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, an old man of ripe age; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him (Genesis 35:29).

r[;B' To burn up, consume

r[;B' The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed (Exodus 3:2).

r[;B' You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath day (Exodus 35:3).

hl'G' To uncover, reveal

hl'G' He drank of the wine and became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent (Genesis 9:21).

hl'G' He built an altar there, and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed Himself to him when he fled from his brother (Genesis 35:7).

hl'G' None of you shall approach any blood relative of his to uncover nakedness; I am the LORD (Leviticus 18:6).

When Boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain; and she came secretly, and uncovered his feet and lay down (Ruth 3:7). bK'v.Tiw: wyt'l{G>r>m; lg:T.w: jL'b; aboT'w: (IMPERFECT) And she came in secret and she uncovered (IMPERFECT) the place of his feet and she lay down (IMPERFECT)

rhej' To be clean, be pure

~Wr Be high, be exalted, rise

jp;v' To judge

tm,a/ Truth

aSeK i Throne

rP's. mi Number

rf,[, Ten

vm,v, Sun