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 if thou will save, &c.; , &c.;. In f. the condition is expressed in a more humble form by the addition of. With , &c.; 20:7 (with imperative in the apodosis); ,  f.,  (all with a participle also in the apodosis). But and  may also be used after  without a suffix; thus , , , &c.,  (if it be not the case) , , , ; cf. also,.

B., generally supposed to be originally identical with Probably, however, , is a pure Aramaism, and since the Aramaic word never has the meaning behold, it is at least improbable that it had originally any connexion with  or. Cf. ,, , , , , and frequently in Job, as , 12, 12:14, 15, 19:7, 23:8, 40:23, always with wāw apodosis following, except in 13:15, where consequently the meaning see is no doubt preferable.

C.,  if not.

1. With in the protasis and apodosis (cf. ), e.g. ;  is used in the same sense as  in, cf. (with a question in the apodosis).—With the perfect in protasis and apodosis after, , , , ,. On the other hand, in  with a perfect is followed by an imperfect in the apodosis, if they were wise, they would understand this; in  by a perfect consecutive.

2. With after ,  probably as the modus rei repetitae, were it not that I ever and again feared, &c.; so also the imperfect after  with the apodosis suppressed,  supposing that Joseph should hate us; since, according to the context, the danger was real, the use of  here is strange; conversely in other cases, e.g. ,  f.30,  would be more natural than.

3. A noun-clause occurs after, , , all with imperfect in the apodosis;  , with cohortative in the apodosis.

D. :—

1. with  in the protasis, e.g. , &c.; with a frequentative perfect consecutive in the apodosis,  f.; with an imperfect consecutive,.

2. with  in the protasis, e.g.   (have to walk)..., I will fear no  evil; 37:24;   (but in verses 3–5 a series of definite conditions with definite consequences is introduced by ; so also the  in verse 7 is followed in verses 8–11 by the special cases with ; cf. also verse 17 ff.); cf. ,, ; with a perfect consecutive in the apodosis, f., ; with a noun-clause,.

3. with a noun-clause (and imperfect in the apodosis),.

1. In the particle  (Masora, probably in the sense of my father) appears exceptionally for ; its meaning here is unquestionable, but