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Lexicon :: Strong's H5545 - sālaḥ

Aa
סָלַח
Transliteration
sālaḥ
Pronunciation
saw-lakh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1505

Strong’s Definitions

סָלַח çâlach, saw-lakh'; a primitive root; to forgive:—forgive, pardon, spare.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 46x

The KJV translates Strong's H5545 in the following manner: forgive (19x), forgiven (13x), pardon (13x), spare (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 46x
The KJV translates Strong's H5545 in the following manner: forgive (19x), forgiven (13x), pardon (13x), spare (1x).

  1. to forgive, pardon

    1. (Qal) to forgive, pardon

    2. (Niphal) to be forgiven

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סָלַח çâlach, saw-lakh'; a primitive root; to forgive:—forgive, pardon, spare.
STRONGS H5545: Abbreviations
† [סָלַח] verb forgive, pardon (Targum סְלַת id., Late Hebrew סְלִיחָה forgiveness): —
Qal Perfect 2nd person masculine singular סָלַחְתָּ Exodus 34:9 + 9 times, סָלָ֑חְתָּ Lamentations 3:42 + 2 times; 1st person singular סָלַחְתִּי Numbers 14:20 + 2 times; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִסְלַח Numbers 30:6 + 4 times; 1st person singular אֶסְלַה Jeremiah 31:34 + 3 times + Jeremiah 5:7 Qr (Kt אֶסְלוֺהַ); Imperative סְלַח Numbers 14:19; Amos 7:2; סְלָ֑חָה Daniel 9:19; Infinitiveסְלֹתַ Deuteronomy 29:19; 2 Kings 24:4; סְלוֺתַ Isaiah 55:7; Participle active סֹלֵחַ Psalm 103:3; — forgive, pardon, always of God : absolute Numbers 14:20 (J), 1 Kings 8:30, 39 2 Chronicles 6:21, 30; 2 Kings 24:4; Isaiah 55:7; Amos 7:2; Lamentations 3:42; Daniel 9:19; with לְ of the sin Exodus 34:9; Numbers 14:19 (both J), Jeremiah 31:34; Jeremiah 33:8; Jeremiah 36:3; Psalm 25:11; Psalm 103:3; 1 Kings 8:34, 36 2 Chronicles 6:23, 27; 7:14; + לְ of sinner Deuteronomy 29:19; 1 Kings 8:50 2 Chronicles 6:39; 2 Kings 5:18 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 5:1, 7; Jeremiah 50:20, and in law, Numbers 30:6; Numbers 30:9; Numbers 30:13 (P).
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִסְלַח with לְ technical term in code of P, it shall be forgiven him לוֺ Leviticus 4:26, 31, 35; Leviticus 5:10, 13, 16, 18; Leviticus 5:26; Leviticus 19:22; Numbers 15:28; them לַהֶם Leviticus 4:20; Numbers 15:25; לְכָלעֲֿדַת וגו׳ Numbers 15:26.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

34:9; 34:9

Leviticus

4:20; 4:26; 4:31; 4:35; 5:10; 5:13; 5:16; 5:18; 19:22

Numbers

14:19; 14:19; 14:20; 14:20; 15:25; 15:26; 15:28; 30:6; 30:6; 30:9; 30:13

Deuteronomy

29:19; 29:19

1 Kings

8:30; 8:34; 8:36; 8:39; 8:50

2 Kings

5:18; 24:4; 24:4

2 Chronicles

6:21; 6:23; 6:27; 6:30; 6:39; 7:14

Psalms

25:11; 103:3; 103:3

Isaiah

55:7; 55:7

Jeremiah

5:1; 5:7; 5:7; 31:34; 31:34; 33:8; 36:3; 50:20

Lamentations

3:42; 3:42

Daniel

9:19; 9:19

Amos

7:2; 7:2

H5545

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5545 matches the Hebrew סָלַח (sālaḥ),
which occurs 48 times in 45 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:20 - ‘He shall also do H6213 with the bull H6499 just H834 as H834 he did H6213 with the bull H6499 of the sin H2403 offering H2403; he shall do H6213 the same H3651 with it. So the priest H3548 shall make H3722 atonement H3722 for them, and they will be forgiven H5545.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:26 - ‘And he shall offer H6999 all H3605 its fat H2459 up H6999 in H6999 smoke H6999 on the altar H4196 as in the case of the fat H2459 of the sacrifice H2077 of peace H8002 offerings H8002. So the priest H3548 shall make H3722 atonement H3722 for him regarding H4480 his sin H2403, and he will be forgiven H5545.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:31 - ‘Then he shall remove H5493 all H3605 its fat H2459, just H834 as H834 the fat H2459 was removed H5493 from the sacrifice H2077 of peace H8002 offerings H8002; and the priest H3548 shall offer H6999 it up H6999 in H6999 smoke H6999 on the altar H4196 as a soothing H5207 aroma H7381 to the LORD H3068. So the priest H3548 shall make H3722 atonement H3722 for him, [fn]and he will be forgiven H5545.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:35 - ‘Then he shall remove H5493 all H3605 its fat H2459, just H834 as H834 the fat H2459 of the lamb H3775 is removed H5493 from the sacrifice H2077 of the peace H8002 offerings H8002, and the priest H3548 shall offer H6999 [fn]it up H6999 in H6999 smoke H6999 on the altar H4196, on the offerings H801 by H801 fire H801 to the LORD H3068. So the priest H3548 shall make H3722 atonement H3722 for him regarding H5921 his sin H2403 which H834 he has [fn]committed H2398, and he will be forgiven H5545.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:10 - ‘The second H8145 he shall then prepare H6213 as a burnt H5930 offering H5930 according to the ordinance H4941. So the priest H3548 shall make H3722 atonement H3722 on H5921 his behalf H5921 for his sin H2403 which H834 he has [fn]committed H2398, and it will be forgiven H5545 him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:13 - ‘So the priest H3548 shall make H3722 atonement H3722 for him concerning H5921 his sin H2403 which H834 he has [fn]committed H2398 from one H259 of these H428, and it will be forgiven H5545 him; then the rest shall become H1961 the priest’s H3548, like the grain offering H4503.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:16 - “And he shall make H7999 restitution H7999 for that which H834 he has sinned H2398 against H4480 the holy H6944 thing H6944, and shall add H3254 to it a fifth H2549 part H2549 of it and give H5414 it to the priest H3548. The priest H3548 shall then make H3722 atonement H3722 for him with the ram H352 of the guilt H817 offering H817, and it will be forgiven H5545 him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:18 - “He is then to bring H935 to the priest H3548 a ram H352 without H8549 defect H8549 from the flock H6629, according to your assessment H6187, as a guilt H817 offering H817. So the priest H3548 shall make H3722 atonement H3722 for him concerning H5921 his sin H7684 which H834 he committed H7683 unintentionally H7683 and did not know H3045 it, and it will be forgiven H5545 him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:7 - and the priest H3548 shall make H3722 atonement H3722 for him before H6440 the LORD H3068, and he will be forgiven H5545 for any H259 one H259 of the things which H834 he may have done H6213 to incur H819 guilt H819.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:22 - ‘The priest H3548 shall also make H3722 atonement H3722 for him with the ram H352 of the guilt H817 offering H817 before H6440 the LORD H3068 for his sin H2403 which H834 he has committed H2398, and the sin H2403 which H834 he has committed H2398 will be forgiven H5545 him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:19 - “Please H4994 forgive H5545 the guilt H5771 of this H2088 people H5971 in accordance with the greatness H1433 of Your mercy H2617, just H834 as H834 You also have forgiven H5375 this H2088 people H5971, from Egypt H4714 even until H5704 now H2008.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:20 -

So the LORD H3068 said H559, “I have forgiven H5545 them in accordance with your word H1697;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:25 - ‘Then the priest H3548 shall make H3722 atonement H3722 for all H3605 the congregation H5712 of the sons H1121 of Israel H3478, and they will be forgiven H5545; for it was an unintentional H7684 wrong H7684, and they have brought H935 their offering H7133, an offering H801 by H801 fire H801 to the LORD H3068, and their sin H2403 offering H2403 before H6440 the LORD H3068, for their unintentional H7684 wrong H7684.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:26 - ‘So all H3605 the congregation H5712 of the sons H1121 of Israel H3478 will be forgiven H5545, as well as the stranger H1616 who resides H1481 among H8432 them, for guilt was attributed to all H3605 the people H5971 through an unintentional H7684 wrong H7684.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:28 - ‘And the priest H3548 shall make H3722 atonement H3722 before H6440 the LORD H3068 for the person H5315 who goes H7683 astray H7683 by an unintentional H7684 sin H2399, making H3722 atonement H3722 for him [fn]so that he may be forgiven H5545.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:5 - “But if H518 her father H1 expresses H5106 disapproval H5106 to her on the day H3117 he hears H8085 of it, none H3605 H3808 of her vows H5088 or her obligations H632 under H631 which H834 she has put H631 herself H5315 shall remain H6965 valid H6965; and the LORD H3068 will [fn]forgive H5545 her because H3588 her father H1 has expressed H5106 disapproval H5106 to her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:8 - “But if H518 on the day H3117 her husband H376 hears H8085 of it, he expresses H5106 disapproval H5106 to her, then he will annul H6565 her vow H5088 which H834 [fn]she is under H5921 and the impulsive H4008 statement H4008 of her lips H8193 by which H834 she has obligated H631 herself H5315; and the LORD H3068 will [fn]forgive H5545 her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:12 - “But if H518 her husband H376 actually H6565 annuls H6565 them on the day H3117 he hears H8085 them, then no H3808 H3605 utterance H4161 from her lips H8193 concerning her vows H5088 or the obligation H632 she put on herself H5315 shall remain H6965 valid H6965; her husband H376 has annulled H6565 them, and the LORD H3068 will [fn]forgive H5545 her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:20 - “The LORD H3068 will not be H14 willing H14 to forgive H5545 him, but rather H3588 H227 the anger H639 of the LORD H3068 and His wrath H7068 will [fn]burn H6225 against that person H376, and every H3605 curse H423 that is written H3789 in this H2088 book H5612 will lie H7257 upon him, and the LORD H3068 will wipe H4229 out H4229 his name H8034 from under H8478 heaven H8064.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:30 - “And listen H8085 to the plea H8467 of Your servant H5650 and of Your people H5971 Israel H3478, when H834 they pray H6419 toward H413 this H2088 place H4725; hear H8085 in heaven H8064 Your dwelling H3427 place H4725; hear H8085 and forgive H5545!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:34 - then hear H8085 in heaven H8064, and forgive H5545 the sin H2403 of Your people H5971 Israel H3478, and bring H7725 them back H7725 to the land H127 which H834 You gave H5414 their fathers H1.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:36 - then hear H8085 in heaven H8064 and forgive H5545 the sin H2403 of Your servants H5650 and Your people H5971 Israel H3478; indeed H3588, teach H3384 them the good H2896 way H1870 in which H834 they are to walk H1980. And provide H5414 rain H4306 on Your land H776, which H834 You have given H5414 to Your people H5971 as an inheritance H5159.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:39 - then hear H8085 in heaven H8064, Your dwelling H3427 place H4349, and forgive H5545 and act H6213, and give H5414 to each H376 in accordance with all H3605 his ways H1870, whose H834 heart H3824 You know H3045—for You alone H905 know H3045 the hearts H3824 of all H3605 [fn]mankind H1121 H120—

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:50 - and forgive H5545 Your people H5971 who H834 have sinned H2398 against You and all H3605 their wrongdoings H6588 which H834 they have committed H6586 against You, and make H5414 them objects of compassion H7356 before H6440 those who have taken H7617 them captive H7617, so that they will have H7355 compassion H7355 on H7355 them

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:18 - “Regarding this H2088 matter H1697 may the LORD H3068 forgive H5545 your servant H5650: when my master H113 goes H935 into the house H1004 of Rimmon H7417 to worship H2331 there H8033, and he leans H8172 on my hand H3027 and I bow H2331 down H2331 in the house H1004 of Rimmon H7417, when I bow H2331 down H2331 in the house H1004 of Rimmon H7417, may the LORD H3068 please H4994 forgive H5545 your servant H5650 in this H2088 matter H1697.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:4 - and also H1571 for the innocent H5355 blood H1818 which H834 he shed H8210, for he filled H4390 Jerusalem H3389 with innocent H5355 blood H1818; and the LORD H3068 was unwilling H3808 H14 to forgive H5545.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:21 - “Listen H8085 to the pleadings H8469 of Your servant H5650 and of Your people H5971 Israel H3478 when H834 they pray H6419 toward H413 this H2088 place H4725; hear H8085 from Your dwelling H3427 place H4725, from heaven H8064; hear H8085 and forgive H5545.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:25 - then hear H8085 from heaven H8064 and forgive H5545 the sin H2403 of Your people H5971 Israel H3478, and bring H7725 them back H7725 to the land H127 which H834 You have given H5414 to them and to their fathers H1.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:27 - then hear H8085 in heaven H8064 and forgive H5545 the sin H2403 of Your servants H5650 and Your people H5971 Israel H3478; indeed H3588, teach H3384 them the good H2896 way H1870 in which H834 they are to walk H1980. And provide H5414 rain H4306 on Your land H776, which H834 You have given H5414 to Your people H5971 as an inheritance H5159.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:30 - then hear H8085 from heaven H8064, Your dwelling H3427 place H4349, and forgive H5545, and render H5414 to each H376 according to all H3605 his ways H1870, whose H834 heart H3824 You know H3045—for You alone H905 know H3045 the hearts H3824 of the sons H1121 of mankind H120—

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:39 - then hear H8085 from heaven H8064, from Your dwelling H3427 place H4349, their prayer H8605 and pleadings H8467, and maintain H6213 their cause H4941, and forgive H5545 Your people H5971 who H834 have sinned H2398 against You.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:14 - and My people H5971 [fn]who H834 are called H7121 by My name H8034 humble H3665 themselves, and pray H6419 and seek H1245 My face H6440, and turn H7725 from their wicked H7451 ways H1870, then I will hear H8085 from heaven H8064, and I will forgive H5545 their sin H2403 and will heal H7495 their land H776.

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For the sake H4616 of Your name H8034, LORD H3068,

Forgive H5545 my wrongdoing H5771, for it is great H7227.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:3 -

Who pardons H5545 all H3605 your guilt H5771,

Who heals H7495 all H3605 your diseases H8463;

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Let the wicked H7563 abandon H5800 his way H1870,

And the unrighteous H205 person H376 his thoughts H4284;

And let him return H7725 to the LORD H3068,

And He will have H7355 compassion H7355 on H7355 him,

And to our God H430,

For He will abundantly H7235 pardon H5545.

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“Roam H7751 about H7751 through the streets H2351 of Jerusalem H3389,

And look H7200 and take H3045 notice H3045.

And seek H1245 in her public H7339 squares H7339,

If H518 you can find H4672 a person H376,

If H518 there H3426 is H3426 one who does H6213 justice H4941, who seeks H1245 honesty H530,

Then I will forgive H5545 [fn]her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:7 -

“Why H335 should I forgive H5545 you?

Your sons H1121 have forsaken H5800 Me

And sworn H7650 by those who are not gods H430.

When I had fed H7646 them to H7646 the H7646 full H7646,

They committed H5003 adultery H5003

And stayed H1481 at the prostitute’s H2181 house H1004.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:34 - “They will not teach H3925 again H5750, each H376 one H376 his neighbor H7453 and each H376 one H376 his brother H251, saying H559, ‘Know H3045 the LORD H3068,’ for they will all H3605 know H3045 Me, from the least H6996 of them to the greatest H1419 of them,” declares H5002 the LORD H3068, “for I will forgive H5545 their wrongdoing H5771, and their sin H2403 I will no H3808 longer H5750 remember H2142.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:8 - ‘And I will cleanse H2891 them from all H3605 their wrongdoing H5771 by which H834 they have sinned H2398 against Me, and I will forgive H5545 all H3605 their wrongdoings H5771 by which H834 they have sinned H2398 against Me and revolted H6586 against Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:3 - “Perhaps H194 the house H1004 of Judah H3063 will listen H8085 to all H3605 the disaster H7451 which H834 I plan H2803 to carry H6213 out H6213 against them, so H4616 that H4616 every H376 person H376 will turn H7725 from his evil H7451 way H1870; then I will forgive H5545 their wrongdoing H5771 and their sin H2403.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:20 - ‘In those H1992 days H3117 and at that time H6256,’ declares H5002 the LORD H3068, ‘search H1245 will be made H1245 for the wrongdoing H5771 of Israel H3478, but there H369 will H369 be H369 none H369; and for the sins H2403 of Judah H3063, but they will not be found H4672; for I will forgive H5545 those whom H834 I leave H7604 as H7604 a H7604 remnant H7604.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:42 -

We have done H6586 wrong H6586 and rebelled H4784;

You have not pardoned H5545.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:19 - “Lord H136, hear H8085! Lord H136, forgive H5545! Lord H136, listen H7181 and take H6213 action H6213! For Your own sake H4616, my God H430, do not delay H309, because H3588 Your city H5892 and Your people H5971 are called H7121 by Your name H8034.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:2 - And it came H1961 about H1961, [fn]when H518 it had finished H3615 eating H398 the vegetation H6212 of the land H776, that I said H559,

“Lord H136 GOD H3068, please H4994 pardon H5545!

How H4310 can Jacob H3290 stand H6965?

For he is small H6996.”

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