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Lexicon :: Strong's H7812 - šāḥâ

Aa
שָׁחָה
Transliteration
šāḥâ
Pronunciation
shaw-khaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2360

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁחָה shâchâh, shaw-khaw'; a primitive root; to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God):—bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 172x

The KJV translates Strong's H7812 in the following manner: worship (99x), bow (31x), bow down (18x), obeisance (9x), reverence (5x), fall down (3x), themselves (2x), stoop (1x), crouch (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 172x
The KJV translates Strong's H7812 in the following manner: worship (99x), bow (31x), bow down (18x), obeisance (9x), reverence (5x), fall down (3x), themselves (2x), stoop (1x), crouch (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

  1. to bow down

    1. (Qal) to bow down

    2. (Hiphil) to depress (fig)

    3. (Hithpael)

      1. to bow down, prostrate oneself

        1. before superior in homage

        2. before God in worship

        3. before false gods

        4. before angel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁחָה shâchâh, shaw-khaw'; a primitive root; to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God):—bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
STRONGS H7812: Abbreviations
[שָׁחָה]172 verb bow down (Late Hebrew id.; Jewish-Aramaic שְׁחִי (rare); akin to שׁוח, שׁחח); —
Qal Imperative feminine singular שְׁחִי Isaiah 51:23 bow down.
Hiph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה Proverbs 12:25, figurative, anxiety depresses it (that is לֵב; opposed to שִׂמֵּחַ).
Hithpa'lēl170 (Ges§ 75kk) Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה Ezekiel 46:2; 2nd person masculine singular הִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֫יתָ Deuteronomy 4:19 + 3 times; 1st person singular הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֫יתִי 1 Samuel 16:4 + 2 times; 3rd person masculine plural הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ Jeremiah 8:2, etc.; Imperfect יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה 2 Samuel 15:32 + 3 times; apocopatic יִשְׁתַּ֫חוּ Isaiah 44:17 +; 3rd person masculine plural יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ Genesis 49:8 +; 2nd person feminine plural תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֫יןָ Genesis 33:6; Genesis 37:7, etc.; Imperative feminine singular הִשְׁתַּחֲוִי Psalm 45:12; masculine plural הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ Psalm 29:2 +; Infinitive construct הִשְׁשַׁתַּחֲוֺת Genesis 37:10 +; suffix מִשְׁתַּחֲוֶי 2 Kings 5:18 (but Greek Version of the LXX Vulgate and modern חֲוֺתו-); Participle מִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה 2 Kings 19:27, etc.; מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶּם Ezekiel 8:16, read וִים- all modern; —
1. bow down, prostrate oneself, before a monarch or superior, in homage, etc.:
a. with ל, after descriptive clause (especially with קדד, נפל 3b, which see.), 1 Samuel 24:9; Genesis 43:28 (J) 2 Samuel 14:4, 22; Ruth 2:10; 1 Kings 1:31; 2 Kings 4:37 + 6 times, + (after כָּרֵע) Esther 3:2 (twice in verse); Esther 3:5.
b. with ל, followed by phrase (לפני) על אפים ארצה 2 Samuel 14:33; 1 Kings 1:23; לאפים Genesis 48:12 (E) 2 Samuel 18:28; אפים Genesis 42:6 (E) + 4 times; omit אפים Genesis 33:3 (J) + 3 times; כַּפּוֹת עַל רַגְלַיִךְ Isaiah 60:14.
c. with לְ person only, Genesis 23:7 (P) Genesis 27:29 (twice in verse); Genesis 37:9 (E), Genesis 49:8; Exodus 11:8 (J) + 8 times; with לפני Genesis 23:12 (P); with אל Isaiah 45:14 (|| התפלּל); absolute Genesis 33:6, 7 (twice in verse) (J), Exodus 18:7 (E) 2 Samuel 9:8; 2 Samuel 16:4; Isaiah 49:7.
2. before God, in worship, etc.:
a. with לְ, after descriptive phrase: קדד ארצה Exodus 34:8 (J); ארצה omitted Genesis 24:26, 48 (J) + 4 times; כרע אפים ארצה 2 Chronicles 7:3; כרע 2 Chronicles 29:29; נפל ארצה Job 1:20; נפל לפני 2 Chronicles 20:18.
b. followed by phrase: אפים ארצה ל׳ קדד וישׁ׳ Nehemiah 8:6; ארצה ל׳ Genesis 24:52 (J); ונכרעה השׁ׳ Psalm 95:6; בְּהַדְרַת קֹדֶשׁ ל׳ השׁ׳ Psalm 29:2; Psalm 96:9 = 1 Chronicles 16:29; אֶלהֵֿיכָל (looking towards) Psalm 5:8; Psalm 138:2; לַהֲדֹם רגלים Psalm 99:5; Psalm 132:7.
c. with לְ only: 1 Samuel 1:28 (but read וַתַּנִּחֵהוּ Greek Version of the LXX and modern), 1 Samuel 15:25; Jeremiah 7:2; Psalm 66:4 + 9 times; with לפני Deuteronomy 26:10; Isaiah 66:23 + 4 times; with בְ local Isaiah 27:13; with לְ local Psalm 99:9; absolute Genesis 22:5 (E) Judges 7:15 + 5 times; accusative of location Exodus 33:10 (E) Jeremiah 26:2; Ezekiel 46:3; לפני (ה)מזבח Isaiah 36:7 = 2 Kings 18:22 2 Chronicles 32:12; with על location Genesis 47:31 (J) 1 Kings 1:47; Ezekiel 46:2; מֵרֶחֹק after off Exodus 24:1 (E).
d. before angel in theoph.: after clause with נפל, קדד, Joshua 5:14; Numbers 22:31; followed by אפים ארצה Genesis 19:1; ארצה Genesis 18:2 (all J).
3. before other gods: absolute Isaiah 2:20; Isaiah 44:15, 17; Isaiah 46:6; accusative of location 2 Kings 5:18 (3 times in verse); 2 Kings 19:37 = Isaiah 37:38; with לְ, Exodus 20:5 = Deuteronomy 5:9 (10 words), Exodus 23:24 (E), Numbers 25:2 (J), Joshua 23:7 (D), Deuteronomy 8:19; Deuteronomy 11:16; 1 Kings 16:31 + 34 times; with על, Leviticus 26:1 (H); לפני 2 Chronicles 25:14 (|| קטּר).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

18:2; 19:1; 22:5; 23:7; 23:12; 24:26; 24:48; 24:52; 27:29; 33:3; 33:6; 33:6; 33:7; 37:7; 37:9; 37:10; 42:6; 43:28; 47:31; 48:12; 49:8; 49:8

Exodus

11:8; 18:7; 20:5; 23:24; 24:1; 33:10; 34:8

Leviticus

26:1

Numbers

22:31; 25:2

Deuteronomy

4:19; 5:9; 8:19; 11:16; 26:10

Joshua

5:14; 23:7

Judges

7:15

Ruth

2:10

1 Samuel

1:28; 15:25; 16:4; 24:9

2 Samuel

9:8; 14:4; 14:22; 14:33; 15:32; 16:4; 18:28

1 Kings

1:23; 1:31; 1:47; 16:31

2 Kings

4:37; 5:18; 5:18; 18:22; 19:27; 19:37

1 Chronicles

16:29

2 Chronicles

7:3; 20:18; 25:14; 29:29; 32:12

Nehemiah

8:6

Esther

3:2; 3:5

Job

1:20

Psalms

5:8; 29:2; 29:2; 45:12; 66:4; 95:6; 96:9; 99:5; 99:9; 132:7; 138:2

Proverbs

12:25

Isaiah

2:20; 27:13; 36:7; 37:38; 44:15; 44:17; 44:17; 45:14; 46:6; 49:7; 51:23; 60:14; 66:23

Jeremiah

7:2; 8:2; 26:2

Ezekiel

8:16; 46:2; 46:2; 46:3

H7812

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7812 matches the Hebrew שָׁחָה (šāḥâ),
which occurs 175 times in 166 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 4 (Gen 18:2–Jdg 7:15)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:2 - And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:1 - And at nightfall the two angels came to Sodom; and Lot was seated at the way into the town: and when he saw them he got up and came before them, falling down on his face to the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:5 - Then he said to his young men, Keep here with the ass; and I and the boy will go on and give worship and come back again to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:7 - And Abraham got up and gave honour to the children of Heth, the people of that land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:12 - And Abraham went down on his face before the people of the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:26 - And with bent head the man gave worship to the Lord;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:48

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:48 - And with bent head I gave worship and praise to the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, by whom I had been guided in the right way, to get the daughter of my master's brother for his son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:52

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:52 - And at these words, Abraham's servant went down on his face and gave praise to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 - Let peoples be your servants, and nations go down before you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons go down before you: a curse be on everyone by whom you are cursed, and a blessing on those who give you a blessing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:3 - And he himself, going before them, went down on his face to the earth seven times till he came near his brother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:6 - Then the servants and their children came near, and went down on their faces.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:7 - And Leah came near with her children, and then Joseph and Rachel, and they did the same.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:7 - We were in the field, getting the grain stems together, and my grain kept upright, and yours came round and went down on the earth before mine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:9 - Then he had another dream, and gave his brothers an account of it, saying, I have had another dream: the sun and the moon and eleven stars gave honour to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:10 - And he gave word of it to his father and his brothers; but his father protesting said, What sort of a dream is this? am I and your mother and your brothers to go down on our faces to the earth before you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:6 - Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:26 - And when Joseph came in, they gave him the things which they had for him, and went down to the earth before him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:28 - And they said, Your servant, our father, is well, he is still living. And they went down on their faces before him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:31 - And he said, Take an oath to me; and he took an oath to him: and Israel gave worship on the bed's head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:12 - Then Joseph took them from between his knees, and went down on his face to the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:8 - To you, Judah, will your brothers give praise: your hand will be on the neck of your haters; your father's sons will go down to the earth before you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:31 - And the people had faith in them; and hearing that the Lord had taken up the cause of the children of Israel and had seen their troubles, with bent heads they gave him worship.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:8 - And all these your servants will come to me, going down on their faces before me and saying, Go out, and all your people with you: and after that I will go out. And he went away from Pharaoh burning with wrath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:27 - Then you will say, This is the offering of the Lord's Passover; for he went over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he sent death on the Egyptians, and kept our families safe. And the people gave worship with bent heads.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:7 - And Moses went out to his father-in-law, and went down on his face before him and gave him a kiss; and they said to one another, Are you well? and they came into the tent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:5 - You may not go down on your faces before them or give them worship: for I, the Lord your God, am a God who will not give his honour to another; and I will send punishment on the children for the wrongdoing of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation of my haters;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:24 - Do not go down on your faces and give worship to their gods, or do as they do; but overcome them completely, and let their pillars be broken down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:1 - And he said to Moses, Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, and Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the chiefs of Israel; and give me worship from a distance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:8 - Even now they are turned away from the rule I gave them, and have made themselves a metal ox and given worship to it and offerings, saying, This is your god, O Israel, who took you up out of the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:10 - And all the people saw the cloud at the door of the Tent, and they went down on their faces, everyone at the door of his tent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:8 - Then Moses quickly went down on his face in worship.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:14 - For you are to be worshippers of no other god: for the Lord is a God who will not give his honour to another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:1 - Do not make images of false gods, or put up an image cut in stone or a pillar or any pictured stone in your land, to give worship to it; for I am the Lord your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:31 - Then the Lord made Balaam's eyes open, and he saw the angel of the Lord in the way with his sword in his hand: and he went down on his face to the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:2 - For they sent for the people to be present at the offerings made to their gods; and the people took part in their feasts and gave honour to their gods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:19 - And when your eyes are lifted up to heaven, and you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the army of heaven, do not let yourselves be moved to give them worship, or become the servants of what the Lord has given equally to all peoples under heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:9 - You may not go down on your faces before them or give them worship: for I, the Lord your God, am a God who will not give his honour to another; and I will send punishment on the children for the wrongdoing of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation of my haters;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:19 - And it is certain that if at any time you are turned away from the Lord your God, and go after other gods, to be their servants and to give them worship, destruction will overtake you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:16 - But take care that your hearts are not turned to false ways so that you become servants and worshippers of other gods;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:3 - By becoming a servant of other gods and worshipping them or the sun or the moon or all the stars of heaven, against my orders;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:10 - So now, I have come here with the first of the fruits of the earth which you, O Lord, have given me. Then you will put it down before the Lord your God and give him worship:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:26 - And they went after other gods and gave them worship, gods who were strange to them, and whom he had not given them:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:17 - But if your heart is turned away and your ear is shut, and you go after those who would make you servants and worshippers of other gods:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:14 - And he said, No; but I have come as captain of the armies of the Lord. Then Joshua, falling down with his face to the earth in worship, said, What has my lord to say to his servant?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:7 - Have nothing to do with these nations who still are living among you; let not their gods be named by you or used in your oaths; do not be their servants or give them worship:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:16 - If the agreement of the Lord your God, which was given to you by his orders, is broken, and you become the servants of other gods and give them worship, then the wrath of the Lord will be burning against you, and you will quickly be cut off from the good land which he has given you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:12 - And they gave up the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had taken them out of the land of Egypt, and went after other gods, the gods of the peoples round about them, worshipping them and moving the Lord to wrath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:17 - But still they would not give ear to their judges, but went after other gods and gave them worship; quickly turning from the way in which their fathers had gone, keeping the orders of the Lord; but they did not do so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:19 - But whenever the judge was dead, they went back and did more evil than their fathers, going after other gods, to be their servants and their worshippers; giving up nothing of their sins and their hard-hearted ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:15 - Then Gideon, hearing the story of the dream and the sense in which they took it, gave worship; then he went back to the tents of Israel, and said, Up! for the Lord has given the army of Midian into your hands.

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