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 (d) (see the examples in ), e.g. , &c.; , ,. On the other hand, e.g., , refer to actions already completed; in  and  the perfect with  is a perfect frequentative and refers to past time.

(e) (see ), e.g.  if thy children have sinned ...,, &c.

(f), e.g. , &c.; the imperative precedes in  and , 18.

(g) A (complete or incomplete) noun-clause, e.g. (a vivid realization of the future) if I have gone forth into the field (= if I go, &c.), then, behold, the slain with the sword! &c.;  (apodosis with ).

2. with  in the protasis, to express what is possible in the present or future, as well as (according to ) what has continued or been repeated in the past. The apodosis takes—

(a) The, e.g. ; here the apodosis represents the time when the consequence has already taken place; so also –14. On the other hand, (as also  and ) is a case of a pregnant construction, if these men die as all men die, then (it will follow from this) the Lord hath not sent me.

(b) The, e.g. , &c.; , , 30, 28:20 ff.,  (the second imperfect is equivalent to a ); , , –4,  (where  ironically represents an impossibility as possible);  f. (with the insertion of a second condition in the form of a noun-clause); 9:3, 20, 14:7; a frequentative imperfect referring to the past,   (ever) he said thus..., ...;. In the consequence (on  cf. ) precedes the condition.

(c) The (or optative), e.g. ; cf. .

(d) The cohortative, e.g., ; cf. .

(e) The (see the examples in  and gg), e.g. , &c.; , ; with a frequentative perfect consecutive,  if he said (as often happened)..., then, &c.

(f) The ; so perhaps, if is to be explained according to.

(g) The, e.g. , (with , but in verse 22 simply ), 21:10,.

(h) A noun-clause, e.g., , , f.

3. with cohortative, e.g. ; cf. the passages in.

4. with,   prop. if my saying is (but probably we should read ).

5. with a noun-clause, e.g.  (in the apodosis a perfect with ),,  (imperative in the apodosis); 11:9 (imperfect in the apodosis);  (cohortative in the apodosis); ; especially if the subject of the conditional clause be a personal pronoun. In an affirmative sentence this pronoun is often joined to, in a negative sentence to (cf. on both, ), while the predicate (cf. ) is represented by a participle, usually expressing the future, e.g.  f.