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 וּמַטֵּהוּ עַל־הַיָּם וּנְשָׂאוֹ  and his rod upon the sea, he shall lift it up. Nu. 14:31, 1 S. 25, 27, 2 S. 14:10. After הנה. Nu. 14:40 הִנֶּנּוּ וְעָלִינוּ  ; Jer. 23:39 הִנְנִי וְנָשִׂיתִי  (so rd, = ונשָׂאתי   ). Ez. 34:11. Cf. Gen. 47:23. In all the above uses of vav the apod. has a certain emphasis.

And, of course, vav perf. continues another vav perf. Gen. 3:22 פֶּן־יִשְׁלַח ··· וְלָקַח ··· וְאָכַל ··· וָחַי. Deu. 11:18–20.

§ 57. When there is an adverbial clause the phrase וְהָיָה  and it shall be, or, was (freq.), is often prefixed, particularly when the actions are fut. or frequentative. Ex. 22:26 וְהָיָה כִּי־יִצְעַק אֵלַי וְשָֽׁמַעְתִּי  and when he shall cry unto me, I will hear; Nu. 21:9 וְהָיָה אִם־נָשַׁךְ אֶת־אִישׁ וְהִבִּיט ··· וָחָי  and it was if a serpent had bitten a man, he looked … and lived; Jud. 6:3 וְהָיָה אִם־זָרַע ישׂ׳ וְעָלָה מִדְיָן  and it was when Israel had sown, Midian used to come up. Gen. 24:14; 27:40, 44:31, Ex. 1:10; 4:8, 9; 17:11; Deu. 17:18, Jud. 4:20, 1 S. 3:9; 16:16, 1 K. 1:21; 11:38. — Gen. 30:41; 38:9, Jud. 19:30, 1 S. 16:23, 2 S. 14:26; 15:5. If and be disjoined from verb the impf. must be used, Gen. 12:12; 30:42. But frequently impf. without and is employed, Gen. 4:14, Ex. 33:7–9, 1 S. 2:36; 17:25, 2 S. 15:35, 1 K. 2:37; 19:17, 2 K. 4:10, Is. 2:2; 10:27; 14:3, 4.

Rem. 1. In § 56 the time designations are sometimes very terse; Ex. 16:6 עֶרֶב וִֽידַעְתֶּם  at evening, then ye shall know. Cf. Nu. 16:5 בֹּקֶר וְיֹדַע  in the morning he will show. Jud. 16:2. Pr. 24:27 אַחַר וּבָנִֽיתָ  afterwards, then build thy house, 1 K. 13:31. The causal connection also may be very slightly expressed. Gen. 20:11 there is no fear of God here וַֽהֲרָגוּנִי  and they will kill me. Ru. 3:9 I am Ruth וּפָֽרַשְׂתָּ  therefore spread thy skirt. 2 K. 9:26 I saw the blood of Naboth yesterday וְשִׁלַּמְתִּֽי  and I will requite thee. Is 5:8 till there be no place וְהֽוּשַׁבְתֶּם  and ye be let dwell alone. 2 S. 7:9, 14; 14:7, Gen. 26:10, 22, Deu. 6:5, Jud. 1:15, Pr. 6:11; 24:33, 34. Am. 5:26, 27, and (therefore) ye shall