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Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">235</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 235">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">Ἀλλὰ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/alla_235.htm" title="alla: but-rather.">alla</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">On the contrary,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">1437</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1437">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">Ἐὰν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ean_1437.htm" title="ean: if-possibly.">ean</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">If</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3983.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3983: To be hungry, needy, desire earnestly. From the same as penes; to famish; figuratively, to crave.">3983</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3983.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3983">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">πεινᾷ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/peina_3983.htm" title="peina: should hunger.">peina</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">should hunger</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PSA-3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὁ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/o_3588.htm" title="ho: the.">ho</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Nominative Masculine Singular">Art-NMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2190.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2190: Hated, hostile; subst: an enemy. From a primary echtho; hateful; usually as a noun, an adversary.">2190</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2190.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2190">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἐχθρός<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/echthros_2190.htm" title="echthros: enemy.">echthros</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">enemy</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">4771</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4771">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">σου,<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/sou_4771.htm" title="sou: of you.">sou</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of you,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular">PPro-G2S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/5595.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5595: To feed, dole out. From the base of psomion; to supply with bits, i.e. to nourish.">5595</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_5595.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 5595">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ψώμιζε<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/pso_mize_5595.htm" title="psōmize: feed.">psōmize</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">feed</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular">V-PMA-2S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/846.htm" title="Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">846</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 846">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">αὐτόν·<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/auton_846.htm" title="auton: him.">auton</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">him;</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular">PPro-AM3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">1437</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1437">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἐὰν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ean_1437.htm" title="ean: if-possibly.">ean</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">if</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1372.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1372: To thirst for, desire earnestly. From a variation of dipsos; to thirst for.">1372</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1372.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1372">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">διψᾷ,<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/dipsa_1372.htm" title="dipsa: he should thirst.">dipsa</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">he should thirst,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PSA-3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4222.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4222: To cause to drink, give to drink; irrigate, water. From a derivative of the alternate of pino; to furnish drink, irrigate.">4222</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4222.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4222">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">πότιζε<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/potize_4222.htm" title="potize: give drink.">potize</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">give drink</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular">V-PMA-2S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/846.htm" title="Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">846</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 846">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">αὐτόν·<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/auton_846.htm" title="auton: him.">auton</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">him;</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular">PPro-AM3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it. ">3778</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3778">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τοῦτο<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/touto_3778.htm" title="touto: this.">touto</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">this</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular">DPro-ANS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">1063</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1063">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">γὰρ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/gar_1063.htm" title="gar: For.">gar</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">4160</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4160">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ποιῶν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/poio_n_4160.htm" title="poiōn: doing.">poiōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">doing,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-NMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/440.htm" title="Strong's Greek 440: Coal, charcoal, a burning coal. Of uncertain derivation; a live coal.">440</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_440.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 440">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἄνθρακας<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/anthrakas_440.htm" title="anthrakas: coals.">anthrakas</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">coals</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural">N-AMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4442.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4442: Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; "fire".">4442</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4442.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4442">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">πυρὸς<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/puros_4442.htm" title="pyros: of fire.">pyros</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of fire</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4987.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4987: To heap up, load. From another form of soros; to pile up.">4987</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4987.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4987">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">σωρεύσεις<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/so_reuseis_4987.htm" title="sōreuseis: you will heap.">sōreuseis</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">you will heap</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular">V-FIA-2S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">1909</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1909">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἐπὶ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/epi_1909.htm" title="epi: upon.">epi</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">upon</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τὴν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/te_n_3588.htm" title="tēn: the.">tēn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Accusative Feminine Singular">Art-AFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2776.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2776: From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively.">2776</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2776.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2776">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">κεφαλὴν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/kephale_n_2776.htm" title="kephalēn: head.">kephalēn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">head</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/846.htm" title="Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">846</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 846">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">αὐτοῦ.<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/autou_846.htm" title="autou: of him.">autou</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of him.”</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular">PPro-GM3S</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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(3) the same -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Singular Masculine">αὐτόν·</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1437.htm" title="ean: if -- 1437: if -- Conditional">ἐὰν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1372.htm" title="dipsa: he is thirsty -- 1372: to thirst -- Verb - Present Active Subjunctive - Third Person Singular">διψᾷ,</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4222.htm" title="potize: give to drink -- 4222: to give to drink -- Verb - Present Active Imperative - Second Person Singular">πότιζε</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/846.htm" title="auton: him -- 846: (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third pers. pron.) (3) the same -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Singular Masculine">αὐτόν·</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5124.htm" title="touto: so -- 5124: this; he, she, it -- Demonstrative - Accusative Singular Neuter">τοῦτο</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1063.htm" title="gar: for -- 1063: for, indeed (a conjunc. used to express cause, explanation, inference or continuation) -- Conjunction">γὰρ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4160.htm" title="poiōn: doing -- 4160: to make, do -- Verb - Present Active Participle - Nominative Singular Masculine">ποιῶν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/440.htm" title="anthrakas: COALS -- 440: coal, charcoal -- Noun - Accusative Plural Masculine">ἄνθρακας</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4442.htm" title="puros: of fire -- 4442: fire -- Noun - Genitive Singular Neuter">πυρὸς</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4987.htm" title="sōreuseis: you will heap -- 4987: to heap on -- Verb - Future Active Indicative - Second Person Singular">σωρεύσεις</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1909.htm" title="epi: on -- 1909: on, upon -- Preposition">ἐπὶ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="tēn: the -- 3588: the -- Article - Accusative Singular Feminine">τὴν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2776.htm" title="kephalēn: head -- 2776: the head -- Noun - Accusative Singular Feminine">κεφαλὴν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/846.htm" title="autou: of him -- 846: (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third pers. pron.) (3) the same -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Singular Masculine">αὐτοῦ.</a></span> </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/romans/12.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3767.htm" title="oun (oon) -- and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore">Therefore</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1437.htm" title="ean (eh-an') -- before, but, except, (and) if, (if) so, (what-, whither-)soever, though, when (-soever) ">if</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4675.htm" title="sou (soo) -- X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy">thine</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2190.htm" title="echthros (ech-thros') -- enemy, foe">enemy</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3983.htm" title="peinao (pi-nah'-o) -- be an hungered">hunger</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5595.htm" title="psomizo (pso-mid'-zo) -- (bestow to) feed">feed</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/846.htm" title="autos (ow-tos') -- her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, (him-, my-, thy-)self ">him</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1437.htm" title="ean (eh-an') -- before, but, except, (and) if, (if) so, (what-, whither-)soever, though, when (-soever) ">if</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1372.htm" title="dipsao (dip-sah'-o) -- (be, be a-)thirst(-y)">he thirst</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4222.htm" title="potizo (pot-id'-zo) -- give (make) to drink, feed, water">give</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/846.htm" title="autos (ow-tos') -- her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, (him-, my-, thy-)self ">him</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4222.htm" title="potizo (pot-id'-zo) -- give (make) to drink, feed, water">drink</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1063.htm" title="gar (gar) -- and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet">for</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5124.htm" title="touto (too'-to) -- here (-unto), it, partly, self(-same), so, that (intent), the same, there(-fore, -unto) ">in so</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4160.htm" title="poieo (poy-eh'-o) -- abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out ">doing</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4987.htm" title="soreuo (sore-yoo'-o) -- heap, load">thou shalt heap</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/440.htm" title="anthrax (anth'-rax) -- coal of fire">coals</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4442.htm" title="pur (poor) -- fiery, fire">of fire</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1909.htm" title="epi (ep-ee') -- about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside ">on</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/846.htm" title="autos (ow-tos') -- her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, (him-, my-, thy-)self ">his</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2776.htm" title="kephale (kef-al-ay') -- head">head</a></span></div><div align="right"><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:20 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">לכן אם רעב שנאך האכילהו לחם ואם צמא השקהו מים כי גחלים אתה חתה על ראשו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//pes.scripturetext.com/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:20 Aramaic NT: Peshitta</a><br></span><span class="aramaic">ܘܐܢ ܟܦܢ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܟ ܐܘܟܠܝܗܝ ܘܐܢ ܨܗܐ ܐܫܩܝܗܝ ܘܐܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܥܒܕ ܠܗ ܓܘܡܪܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܬܩܒܪ ܥܠ ܩܪܩܦܬܗ ܀</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/romans/12-20.htm">Additional Parallel Greek</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/romans/12.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"BUT IF YOUR ENEMY IS HUNGRY, FEED HIM, AND IF HE IS THIRSTY, GIVE HIM A DRINK; FOR IN SO DOING YOU WILL HEAP BURNING COALS ON HIS HEAD."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/romans/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/romans/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But If your enemy is hungry, feed him. 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