ut denotes agreeing to a stated condition or proposal in the verses where it occurs.

The attested uses depict agreement to a proposed condition: the Genesis forms concern whether parties will accept circumcision and live together, while 2 Kings 12:9 supplies a sequential imperfect whose specific contribution is not clear from the translation.

1. Agreeing to proposed conditions · dominant

   In Genesis 34:15, the Niphal imperfect occurs in a condition under which the speakers will accept the other party; the APB renders the clause, "Only on this condition will we consent to you." In Genesis 34:22, the third masculine plural imperfect concerns whether the men will agree to dwell together and become one people, and Genesis 34:23 uses a first common plural cohortative in the appeal, "Only let them consent to us."

   Genesis 34:15Genesis 34:22Genesis 34:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "consent" in the Genesis clauses, presenting agreement in response to stated conditions. In 2 Kings 12:9, the sequential imperfect is present in the Hebrew data, but its contribution cannot be isolated from the translation’s description of the priests putting silver into the chest.