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A-level
BIBLICAL HEBREW
Paper 1 Translation, Comprehension and Composition
Monday 20 May 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 3 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
⚫ the Source Booklet.
Section Mark
Instructions
⚫ Use black ink or black ball-point pen. A
⚫ Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
⚫ Answer all questions in Section A, all questions in Section B and all questions B
in Section C.
C
⚫ You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
the box around each page or on blank pages. TOTAL
⚫ If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
⚫ Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
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⚫ The marks for each question are shown in brackets.
⚫ The maximum mark for this paper is 150.
⚫ You must not use a dictionary.
⚫ All answers must be written in English, with the following exceptions: roots, individual Hebrew letters
and short quotes from the text, if the Biblical Hebrew is necessary for a complete illustration of the
answer. Answers in Biblical Hebrew must be written using the ‘block’ system.
⚫ A high level of accuracy in written English is required at this level, and accurate spelling and
punctuation are important. Transliteration of Biblical Hebrew words is only acceptable for proper
nouns – all other words must be translated into English.
⚫ This paper is divided into three sections:
Section A Unseen prose translation, comprehension and pointing 50 marks
Section B Unseen poetry translation and comprehension 50 marks
Section C Composition 50 marks
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Section A – Unseen Prose Translation, Comprehension and Pointing box
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
0 1 Translate Passage 1 from the Source Booklet into English.
[20 marks]
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0 2 Read Passage 2 in the Source Booklet and answer the following questions in
English.
0 2 . 1 What danger did Samson encounter, and what enabled him to respond to that
danger? (line 2)
[2 marks]
0 2 . 2 Name the two things Samson found. (line 6)
[2 marks]
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0 2 . 3 What custom is described? (line 9)
[1 mark]
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