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, while in  it is not resumed at all. This suppression of the retrospective pronoun takes place especially when it (as in ) would represent an accusative of the object, or when it would be a separate pronoun representing a nominative of the subject in a noun-clause, e.g., &c. In negative sentences, however, the retrospective pronoun is not infrequently added, e.g. ; 7:2 ;  ;  ; but cf. also. The addition of in a verbal clause,, is unusual.

The very frequent omission of the retrospective pronoun is noticeable in cases where the predicate of the qualifying clause is a, e.g. we are journeying unto the place,  place, the Lord said (of it), It will I give to you; cf. ,, , 23, 24:5, ,.

2. When the substantive, followed by and the qualifying clause, expresses an idea of place, it may also be resumed by the adverbs of place, , , e.g.  , i.e. where his tent had been; cf. , . But even in this case the retrospective word may be omitted, cf. ,, , where would be expected, and , , , where  would be expected.—When the appositional clause is added to a word of time, the retrospective pronoun is always omitted, e.g.  for all the days,  those—the son of Jesse is living (in them); cf. ,, , ; see Baumann, op. cit., p. 33.

3. If the governing substantive forms part of a statement made in the first or second person, the retrospective pronoun (or the subject of the appositional clause) is in the same person, e.g. I am Joseph,  he—ye sold me, i.e. whom ye sold;, ; 41:8 thou, Jacob,  he—I have chosen thee; ,  f.;  I am the Lord,  he—I brought thee out, &c.,.

(2) Not depending (adjectivally) on a governing substantive, but itself expressing a substantival idea. Clauses introduced in this way may be called independent relative clauses. This use of is generally rendered in English by he who, he whom, &c. (according to the context), or that which, &c., or sometimes of such a kind as (qualis), cf. b, and in a dependent relative clause. In reality, however, the is still a demonstrative belonging to the construction of the main clause as subject or object, or as a genitive dependent on a noun or preposition, e.g.   iste—thou cursest (him)—is cursed, i.e. he whom thou cursest, &c.; ;  as object, ,