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 (d) Object—Subject—Verb (very rarely):, , , ,  (read ).

(e) A substantival complement of the verb is placed first in.

Rem. Of specifications compounded with a preposition those of place stand regularly after the verb, unless they are specially emphatic as e.g., , , , ; in  with  precedes for the sake of emphasis. Cf., however, in the order —specification of place—subject.—The remoter object precedes for the sake of emphasis, e.g. in  (26:3), 15:3; even before the interrogative. (cf. where the subject precedes an interrogative, and,  where a prepositional specification precedes). — Prepositional specifications of time, such as, , , &c. (but not, nor the simple , , ), stand, as a rule, before the verb, provided it be not in the perf. consec. or imperf. consec.; so also certain adverbs of time, such as, , whilst others like , regularly follow the verb.

A compound sentence is formed by the juxtaposition of a subject (which always precedes, see c) and

(a) An independent noun-clause, which (a) refers to the principal subject by means of a pronoun, e.g.  the Lord—in the storm is his way;, , , , ; cf. also, where the predicate is an interrogative clause.—A personal pronoun is somewhat frequently used as the principal subject, e.g. , &c.; , , , ; with an interrogative noun-clause, , , :—or (β) is without a retrospective suffix (in which case naturally the connexion between the subject and predicate is much looser), e.g.  and as touching the matter which, &c.... behold the Lord is between thee and me for ever;.