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 est, unless we simply read  with the LXX) ; 20:25,  ;,  (in a negative statement); in a question,  (will he even... ?). Cf. also.

Of (b)  (had to be shut);,. Mostly with the omission of, e.g.   wouldest thou be (lit. is it to be) spoken for to the king, &c.? equivalent to thou shouldest have smitten;, , (?),  (habitandum est iis), , , ,  (?), 11:22, 19:2, 36:19 (?), ,. In a question ; after, ; after  ,  and frequently.

Of the same kind also are the cases, in which the infinitive with depends on the idea of an obligation or permission (or prohibition); especially in such forms of expression as   it was upon me, i.e. it would have been my duty to give thee, &c. ; cf. it is not for you to (i.e. are ye not bound to)? with a negative,  only to the priests; also  with an infinitive expresses it is not permitted (nefas est), may not, e.g.  ; 8:8, ;  with an infinitive is used in a somewhat different sense, equivalent to it is not feasible, not possible, e.g. in, ,. —With either meaning can be used instead of, e.g.  , to make mention of the name of the Lord: but  for it was not possible to drive out, &c., perhaps, however, the text originally stood as in  ;.