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Believer  +  288445 Wed, 01 Nov 06 11:33 PM

Hi,

Please tell me whether they represent the cases of the subjunctive.

Joshua follow the request of the conmmander of the Lord's army demanding ...   

May my heart be blameless ... 
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Philip  +  288453 Thu, 02 Nov 06 12:04 AM
 Believer wrote:

Hi,

Please tell me whether they represent the cases of the subjunctive.

Joshua follow the request of the conmmander of the Lord's army demanding ...   No

May my heart be blameless ...  Yes

The subjunctive here is to express something akin to a command ("Let there be light").
Philip
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