§ 153. Restrictive and Intensive Clauses.

The particles %a;àqr; only, serve to introduce restrictive clauses, and ~G:à@a; also, besides, even, intensive clauses. It is to be observed that the force of these particles does not necessarily affect the word which immediately follows (as is the case with %a; Gn 7:23, 34:15; qr; Gn 6:5, Am 3:2; even %a; qr;h]) hath he indeed only ? Nu 12:2; ~G: Gn 27:34, Jb 7:11; @a; Dt 15:17), but very frequently extends to the whole of the following sentence. Thus with %a;, e.g. Nu 14:9, 1 K 17:13, Pr 17:11, Jb 13:15, 14:22, 16:7, 23:6; qr; Gn 20:11, 24:8, y Ps 32:6, Pr 13:10; ~G: Gn 27:33, 32:21 (hNEhi ~G:), 44:10; 1 S 22:7, 28:20, Zc 9:11, Pr 17:26, 20:11; @a; Jb 14:3, 15:4.—In Mal 1:10 and Jb 2:10 ~G: is placed before two co-ordinate sentences, although, strictly speaking, it applies only to the second. Cf. the analogous examples in § 150 m.