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 will leave, and he will die). Ex. 4:14 וְרָֽאֲךָ וְּשָׂמֵח בְּלִבּוֹ  when he sees thee he will be glad in his heart. Gen. 33:13; 42:38; 44:4, 29, Ex. 16:21, Nu. 14:15; 23:20, 1 S. 16:2; 19:3; 25:31, 2 S. 13:5, 1 K. 8:30; 18:10 (if they said No, he took an oath of them), 2 K. 7:9, Is. 21:7, Jer. 18:4, 8; 20:9, Pr. 3:24. This vav perf. may have any of the senses proper to it, e.g. frequentative, Ex. 16:21; 33:10, 1 S. 14:52, 1 K. 18:10, Jer. 20:9. — Of course if vav cannot be joined to the verb, impf. will be used in either clause, Nu. 23:20 וּבֵרֵךְ ולא אֲשִׁיבֶנָּה   if he blesses I cannot reverse it; 2 K. 18:21 אשׁר יִסָּמֵךְ אִישׁ עָלָיו וּבָא   on which if one lean it goes into his hand. Deu. 22:3, 1 S. 20:13, Jos. 22:18, Is. 29:11, 12, Prov. 6:22 (no and in apod.). More vigorously an imper. for second perf., 1 S. 29:10.

(b) Two corresponding imper. often form a virtual cond. sent., Gen. 42:18 זֹאת עֲשׂוּ וִֽחְיוּ  this do and live (if ye do, ye shall), Is. 8:9 הִתְאַזְּרוּ וָחֹתּוּ  though ye gird yourselves ye shall be broken. Juss. or coh. may take place of imp., Gen. 30:28, Is. 8:10. Two juss. are less usual, Ps. 104:20; 147:18, Job 10:16; 11:17, cf. Is. 41:28.

Rem. 1. In the case of two imper. of course both are expressions of the will of the speaker; he wills the first and he wills the second as the consequence of the first. Similarly in the case of two jussives (§ 64 seq.). It is only to our different manner of thought that a condition seems expressed.

Rem. 2. Such words as אֲשֶׁר  he-who, whoever, מִי  , מִי אֲשֶׁר   whoever, and similar phrases form virtually conditional sentences, Jud. 1:12; 6:31, Mic. 3:5. And the conj. and without any particle may introduce a cond. sent.; e.g. with יֵשׁ , לֹא   , עוֹד   , &c. Jud. 6:13 זְיֵשׁ י׳ עִמָּנוּ  ''if then Je. be'' with us. So 2 K. 10:15 וָיֵשׁ  if it be (a larger accent should be on first ישׁ   ). Similarly the neg. וָלֹא  if not, 2 S. 13:26, 2 K. 5:17. — Is. 6:13 וְעוֹד בָּתּ  if there be still in it a tenth. 2 K. 7:9 וַֽאֲנַחְנוּ מַחְשִׁים. Cf. 2 S. 19:8 כִּי אֵֽיֹנְךָ יֹצֵא.

But in lively speech aided by intonation almost any direct