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 Rem. 1. Very frequently the announcement of a future event is attached by means of and it shall come to pass (cf. the analogous continuation in the past by means of, § 111, 2), after which the event announced (sometimes after a long parenthesis) follows in one or more (co-ordinate) perfects consecutive, ,  (=if, as in 46:33, ,  and frequently), ,  f., ; or in the imperfect, , , , , , 21 ff. (cf. 29:8); or in the jussive,. It very rarely happens that the verb which is thus loosely added, agrees in gender and number with the following subject, as in,  (before ), and in   (before ).

2. The jussive form occurs (in the sense described in y) instead of  in,  , , , although in the first three places a jussive is wholly inadmissible in the context, and even in  (where an admonition follows)  would be expected (see below, bb). In the form is a textual error, and the pointing should simply be. In the other passages (always before an infinitive with a preposition) stands at the beginning of the sentence at an unusually long distance from the principal tone, and hence is certainly to be explained according to, except that in , &c., the simply rhythmical jussive form takes the place, not of the full imperfect form, but (exceptionally) of the perfect consecutive.

(b) To introduce a command or wish: love ye therefore the stranger;, ,  (in  the precative perfect consecutive, as elsewhere the cohortative, jussive, and imperative, is strengthened by means of ). So, also, in loose connexion with participial and other noun-clauses (see above, x), f.,  f.,  f., 3:9.—In  the perfect consecutive (, &c.) is used to explain a preceding command.

Rem. As in the cases mentioned above under y, the connexion may be made by means of. Thus with a following perfect consecutive, e.g., ,. Cf. also, where the real wish, at least as regards the sense, is contained in the next sentence.

(c) To introduce a question, whether in loose connexion with another interrogative sentence (see above, p), e.g. art thou my brother (equivalent to, Surely thou art), ? or with a positive statement, e.g. ;, , and (if it is ).

(d) To introduce actions frequently repeated hence analogous to the numerous examples of a frequentative perfect consecutive, above, under e), e.g. ( of annual festival journeys); 13:21 (where, however, the text appears radically corrupt); 27:9 (, i.e. every time, therefore continued by means of );  (,