a little more Hebrew practice

[cellio]

I wonder if I got my verb senses right...

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[(Anonymous)]

It also occurred to me afterwards that lalechet might not be the best verb to use. IIRC, Hebrew is one of those languages that doesn't exactly have a general word for "go"; instead, it differentiates between walking -- i.e., lalechet -- and traveling by vehicle -- i.e., linso. So your sentence could also mean, "He told me to walk to Melton." I think others have suggested lilmod, and that might be a better choice, as in: Hu amar li lilmod bashiurei Melton.

[cellio]

Thanks; I didn't know that about modern Hebrew. (Biblical, of course, doesn't distinguish between walking and driving. :-) And I suspect, though I haven't checked, that lalechet is sometimes used in conjunction with journeys involving donkeys.)