Imperatives are simple positive commands, never prohibitions, and are always used with the second person singular or plural of a verb, and the emphatic imperative, like the Cohortative, has a הָ attached to the end of the imperative. In addition, as with the Cohortative and the Jussive, so too with the Imperative, the particle הָ may be attached to the end of the Imperative for emphasis, and also with the appended ־נָא. With regard to a negative prohibition, it will occur with the Hebrew particle לֹא (lō), "no or not," with a normal imperfect, or with a jussive with the particle אַל (’al), "not."
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