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 are so related that in a simple sentence the one might be pred. of the other, as man is dust; he made man (of) dust. Thirdly, in a wider way, when the action is performed upon the main obj. through the medium of some other thing, this means as coming also under the action of the verb is considered a remoter obj., as, they stoned him (with) stones.

§ 75. To the first class belong — (a) The causatives of verbs transitive in the Kal; Deu. 8:3 וַיַּֽאֲכִֽלְךָ אֶת־הַמָּן  he fed thee with manna; Jud. 4:19 הַשְׁקִינִי־נָא מְעַט־מַיִם  give me a little water to drink; 4:22 אַרְאֶדָּ אֶת־הָאִישׁ   I will show thee the man. So הוֹדִיעַ  to show, 1 S. 14:12; הוֹרָה  , הָבִין   to show Is. 28:9; הנחיל  make to inherit, Deu. 3:29; 31:7; לִמַּד  to teach, Jud. 3:2, Deu. 4:5; השׁמיע  cause to hear, 2 K. 7:6, Song 2:14. 2 K. 6:6; 11:4. An ex. of three acc. 2 K. 8:13 showed me thee king, &c.

(b) The caus. of verbs of plenty and want (§ 73 c). Gen. 42:25 וַיְמַלְאוּ את־כְּלֵיהֶם בָּר  they filled their sacks with corn; 26:15. 1 K. 18:13 וָֽאֲכַלְכְּלֵם לֶחֶם וָמַיִם  I supported them with bread and water, Gen. 47:12, Is. 50:4. השׂביע  to satisfy with, Ps. 132:15. חִסַּר  to make want, Ps. 8:6. רִוָּה  to water with, Is. 16:9. Cf. Jud. 19:5, Ps. 51:14; 104:15, Lam. 3:15. Some cases may belong to a.

(c) The caus. of verbs of clothing with, stripping off (§ 73 d). Under this may come verbs of covering, girding, surrounding with, overlaying or plating with, crowning, &c. 1 S. 17:38 וַיַּלְבֵּשׁ אֶת־דָּוִד מַדָּיו  he put his garments on David, Gen. 41:42, Ps. 132:16, 18. Gen. 37:23 וַיַּפְשִׁיטוּ את־יו׳ את־כֻּתָּנְתּוֹ  they stripped Joseph of his coat. Nu. 20:26, 28, Is. 22:21. If the action be performed on oneself one acc. may be represented by reflex., 1 S. 18:4 וַיּתְפַּשֵּׁט את־הַמְּעִיל  he stripped himself of the robe. Comp. § 73, R. 4.

(d) Verbs of asking, answering, calling, commanding in