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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/18.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/18.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He is to share equally in their benefits, even though he has received money from the sale of family possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He may eat his share of the sacrifices and offerings, even if he also receives support from his family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />then he may have equal portions to eat, besides what he receives from the sale of his patrimony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They shall eat equal portions, even though he has received money from the sale of his father’s estate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They shall have equal portions to eat, besides what comes from the sale of his inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They shall eat equal portions, except for <i>what they receive</i> from the sale of their fathers’ <i>estates.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They shall eat equal portions, except what they receive from the sale of their fathers&#8217 estates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“They shall eat equal portions, except <i>what they receive</i> from the sale of their fathers’ <i>estates.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They shall eat equal portions, except <i>what they receive</i> from the sale of their fathers’ <i>estates</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They shall have equal portions to eat, except <i>what they receive</i> from the sale of their fathers’ <i>estates</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will eat equal portions besides what he has received from the sale of the family estate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will eat equal portions besides what he has received from the sale of the family estate.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Some Levites may have money from selling family possessions, and others may not. But all Levites serving at the place of worship will receive the same amount of food from the sacrifices and gifts brought by the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If he does, he'll get the same amount of food as they do, in addition to what he gets from selling his family's goods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He is to receive the same amount of food as the other priests, and he may keep whatever his family sends him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />he may eat the same share as they do regardless of what he receives from his ancestral estate."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They shall eat equal portions, even though he has received money from the sale of his father?s estate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He must eat the same share they do, despite any profits he may gain from the sale of his family's inheritance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his patrimony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They shall have like portions to eat, in addition to that which comes from the sale of his family possessions. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They eat portion like portion, apart from his sold things from the fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> portion as portion they do eat, apart from his sold things, with the fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Portion according to portion shall they eat, besides his sellings according to the fathers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He shall receive the same portion of food that the rest do: besides that which is due to him in his own city, by succession from his fathers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He shall receive the same portion of food as the rest also receive, besides that which is due to him in his own city, by succession from his fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />he shall receive the same portions to eat, along with his stipends and patrimony. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall have equal portions to eat, even though they have income from the sale of family possessions.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They shall have equal portion to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his patrimony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They may eat a portion equally, apart from the sale of the fathers.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which is his due according to the fathers' houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He shall eat an allotted portion, besides the sale of his hereditary property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/18-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=5117" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/18.htm">Provision for Priests and Levites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>then he shall serve in the name of the LORD his God like all his fellow Levites who stand there before the LORD. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵê·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">They shall eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/2506.htm" title="2506: ḥê·leq (N-ms) -- Portion, tract, territory. From chalaq; properly, smoothness; also an allotment.">equal portions,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2506.htm" title="2506: kə·ḥê·leq (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- Portion, tract, territory. From chalaq; properly, smoothness; also an allotment."></a> <a href="/hebrew/905.htm" title="905: lə·ḇaḏ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Separation, a part. ">even though</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">he has received money from</a> <a href="/hebrew/4465.htm" title="4465: mim·kā·rāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A sale, ware. From makar; merchandise; abstractly, a selling.">the sale</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of his father’s estate.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-20.htm">Numbers 18:20-24</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites. / Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting. / No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/7-7.htm">Leviticus 7:7-8</a></span><br />The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law applies to both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it. / As for the priest who presents a burnt offering for anyone, the hide of that offering belongs to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13-14</a></span><br />Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-28.htm">1 Samuel 2:28</a></span><br />And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-5.htm">Hebrews 7:5</a></span><br />Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-8.htm">Numbers 18:8-9</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute. / A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-4.htm">2 Chronicles 31:4</a></span><br />Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-44.htm">Nehemiah 12:44-47</a></span><br />And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving. / They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed. / For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-18.htm">1 Corinthians 10:18</a></span><br />Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-8.htm">Malachi 3:8-10</a></span><br />Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings. / You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. / Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-10.htm">Matthew 10:10</a></span><br />Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-7.htm">Luke 10:7</a></span><br />Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-17.htm">1 Timothy 5:17-18</a></span><br />Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching. / For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-28.htm">Ezekiel 44:28-30</a></span><br />In regard to their inheritance, I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession. / They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them. / The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">Joshua 13:14</a></span><br />To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The food offerings to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which comes of the sale of his patrimony.</p><p class="hdg">like portions</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/7-8.htm">Leviticus 7:8,9,14</a></b></br> And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, <i>even</i> the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/12-44.htm">Nehemiah 12:44,47</a></b></br> And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/10-7.htm">Luke 10:7</a></b></br> And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. 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Instead, they were supported by the offerings and sacrifices of the people. The equal portions signify fairness and the communal sharing of resources among the priests, ensuring that all who serve in the temple are provided for. This reflects the principle of God's provision for those dedicated to His service, as seen in <a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13-14</a>, where Paul discusses the rights of those who preach the gospel to receive their living from it.<p><b>even though he has received money from the sale of his father’s estate</b><br>This clause addresses a situation where a Levite, who might have personal wealth or inheritance from his father's estate, is still entitled to the same support as other priests. The mention of receiving money from a sale indicates that Levites could possess personal property, but their service to God was not to be influenced by their financial status. This provision ensures that all Levites, regardless of personal wealth, are treated equally in their priestly duties. It underscores the principle that service to God is not dependent on personal wealth, echoing the New Testament teaching in <a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-35</a>, where the early church shared resources so that no one was in need.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a></b><br>The tribe of Levi, set apart for religious duties and service to God. They did not receive a territorial inheritance like the other tribes but were supported by the tithes and offerings of the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>A subset of the Levites, specifically the descendants of Aaron, who performed the sacrifices and rituals in the Tabernacle and later the Temple.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, consisting of twelve tribes, each with its own inheritance, except for the Levites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance.htm">Inheritance</a></b><br>The land and possessions passed down through generations, which for the Levites was not land but the Lord Himself and the offerings of the people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle/temple.htm">Tabernacle/Temple</a></b><br>The central place of worship where the Levites and priests served, representing God's presence among His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_his_servants.htm">God's Provision for His Servants</a></b><br>God ensures that those who serve Him full-time are provided for, demonstrating His care and provision for those dedicated to His work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/equality_and_fairness.htm">Equality and Fairness</a></b><br>The principle of equal portions among the Levites, regardless of personal wealth, highlights God's desire for fairness and equality among His servants.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_inheritance.htm">Spiritual Inheritance</a></b><br>Just as the Levites' inheritance was the Lord, believers today are reminded that their ultimate inheritance is spiritual and eternal, found in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/support_for_ministry.htm">Support for Ministry</a></b><br>The passage encourages believers to support those in ministry, recognizing their role in God's work and the importance of sustaining them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_business.htm">What does the Bible say about Christian business?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_view_on_poverty.htm">What is the Bible's view on poverty?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_proverbs_30_7-9.htm">Proverbs 30:7-9 emphasizes neither poverty nor riches; how do we reconcile this with other passages that promise material blessings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_deut._14_22-27_contradict_tithing.htm">Deuteronomy 14:22-27 says tithes can be exchanged for money if travel is too far. Does this contradict other biblical teachings on tithing?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">They shall have like portions to eat, beside that.</span>--The Levite thus dedicated was to have the same allowance from tithes as the rest who served at the tabernacle, beside the proceeds of the patrimony which he would have had in his own Levitical city.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/18-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They shall eat</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאכֵ֑לוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḵê·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">equal portions,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵ֥לֶק</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·leq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2506.htm">Strong's 2506: </a> </span><span class="str2">Portion, tract, territory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even though</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he has received [money] from</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sale</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמְכָּרָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(mim·kā·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4465.htm">Strong's 4465: </a> </span><span class="str2">Merchandise, a selling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his father’s estate.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָבֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/18-8.htm">Deuteronomy 18:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/18-8.htm">Deuteronomy 18:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/18-8.htm">Deuteronomy 18:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/18-8.htm">Deuteronomy 18:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/18-8.htm">Deuteronomy 18:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/18-8.htm">Deuteronomy 18:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/18-8.htm">Deuteronomy 18:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/18-8.htm">Deuteronomy 18:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/18-8.htm">Deuteronomy 18:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/18-8.htm">Deuteronomy 18:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/18-8.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 18:8 They shall have like portions to eat (Deut. 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