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Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3205: 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to bear, bring forth <BR> 1a1a) of child birth <BR> 1a1b) of distress (simile) <BR> 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) <BR> 1a2) to beget <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be born <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth <BR> 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife <BR> 1c3) midwife (participle) <BR> 1d) (Pual) to be born <BR> 1e) (Hiphil) <BR> 1e1) to beget (a child) <BR> 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) <BR> 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) <BR> 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)">3205</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3205 -- Occurrence 173 of 497">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hamyalledot_3205.htm" title="ham·yal·le·Dot: the midwives -- Occurrence 1 of 3.">ham-yal-lə-ḏōṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the midwives</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural">Art | V-Piel-Prtcpl-fp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative">853</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 853 -- Occurrence 1033 of 11050">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/et_853.htm" title="'et-: - -- Occurrence 640 of 7034.">’eṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Direct object marker">DirObjM</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) <BR> 1a) rulers, judges <BR> 1b) divine ones <BR> 1c) angels <BR> 1d) gods <BR> 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) <BR> 2a) god, goddess <BR> 2b) godlike one <BR> 2c) works or special possessions of God <BR> 2d) the (true) God <BR> 2e) God">430</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 430 -- Occurrence 220 of 2598">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/haelohim_430.htm" title="ha·'E·lo·Him,: God -- Occurrence 24 of 366.">hā-’ĕ-lō-hîm,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">God</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine plural">Art | N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 1e) before (of time)">3808</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 215 of 5184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְלֹ֣א<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/velo_3808.htm" title="ve·Lo: and did not -- Occurrence 54 of 1589.">wə-lō</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Adverb - Negative particle">Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to do, work, make, produce <BR> 1a1a) to do <BR> 1a1b) to work <BR> 1a1c) to deal (with) <BR> 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect <BR> 1a2) to make <BR> 1a2a) to make <BR> 1a2b) to produce <BR> 1a2c) to prepare <BR> 1a2d) to make (an offering) <BR> 1a2e) to attend to, put in order <BR> 1a2f) to observe, celebrate <BR> 1a2g) to acquire (property) <BR> 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute <BR> 1a2i) to bring about <BR> 1a2j) to use <BR> 1a2k) to spend, pass <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be done <BR> 1b2) to be made <BR> 1b3) to be produced <BR> 1b4) to be offered <BR> 1b5) to be observed <BR> 1b6) to be used <BR> 1c) (Pual) to be made <BR> 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze">6213</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6213 -- Occurrence 154 of 2628">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עָשׂ֔וּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/asu_6213.htm" title="'a·Su,: do -- Occurrence 8 of 158.">‘ā-śū,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">did do</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural">V-Qal-Perf-3cp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) <BR> 1a) which, who <BR> 1b) that which <BR> 2) (conj) <BR> 2a) that (in obj clause) <BR> 2b) when <BR> 2c) since <BR> 2d) as <BR> 2e) conditional if">834</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 834 -- Occurrence 416 of 5502">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kaasher_834.htm" title="ka·'a·Sher: after -- Occurrence 42 of 489.">ka-’ă-šer</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">as</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-k :: Pronoun - relative">Prep-k | Pro-r</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1696: 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing <BR> 1a) (Qal) to speak <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to speak <BR> 1c2) to promise <BR> 1d) (Pual) to be spoken <BR> 1e) (Hithpael) to speak <BR> 1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight">1696</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1696 -- Occurrence 74 of 1144">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">דִּבֶּ֥ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/dibber_1696.htm" title="dib·Ber: had commanded -- Occurrence 17 of 241.">dib-ber</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">commanded</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular">V-Piel-Perf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) <BR> 2) into (limit is actually entered) <BR> 2a) in among <BR> 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) <BR> 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) <BR> 5) in addition to, to <BR> 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of <BR> 7) according to (rule or standard) <BR> 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) <BR> 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 413 -- Occurrence 477 of 5504">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲלֵיהֶ֖ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/aleihen_413.htm" title="'a·lei·Hen: as -- Occurrence 1 of 4.">’ă-lê-hen</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">them</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: third person feminine plural">Prep | 3fp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king">4428</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4428 -- Occurrence 44 of 2523">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מֶ֣לֶךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/melech_4428.htm" title="Me·lech: the king -- Occurrence 28 of 896.">me-leḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the king</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4714: Egypt = 'land of the Copts'<BR> n pr loc <BR> 1) a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows <BR> Egyptians = 'double straits' <BR> adj <BR> 2) the inhabitants or natives of Egypt">4714</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4714 -- Occurrence 84 of 614">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִצְרָ֑יִם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mitzrayim_4714.htm" title="mitz·Ra·yim;: of Egypt -- Occurrence 50 of 424.">miṣ-rā-yim;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Egypt</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - feminine singular">N-proper-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2421: 1) to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to live <BR> 1a1a) to have life <BR> 1a1b) to continue in life, remain alive <BR> 1a1c) to sustain life, to live on or upon <BR> 1a1d) to live (prosperously) <BR> 1a2) to revive, be quickened <BR> 1a2a) from sickness <BR> 1a2b) from discouragement <BR> 1a2c) from faintness <BR> 1a2d) from death <BR> 1b) (Piel) <BR> 1b1) to preserve alive, let live <BR> 1b2) to give life <BR> 1b3) to quicken, revive, refresh <BR> 1b3a) to restore to life <BR> 1b3b) to cause to grow <BR> 1b3c) to restore <BR> 1b3d) to revive <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to preserve alive, let live <BR> 1c2) to quicken, revive <BR> 1c2a) to restore (to health) <BR> 1c2b) to revive <BR> 1c2c) to restore to life">2421</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2421 -- Occurrence 57 of 263">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vattechaiyeina_2421.htm" title="vat·te·chai·Yei·na: live -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">wat-tə-ḥay-ye-nā</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">but saved alive</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural">Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3fp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative">853</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 853 -- Occurrence 1034 of 11050">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/et_853.htm" title="'et-: - -- Occurrence 641 of 7034.">’eṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Direct object marker">DirObjM</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3206.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3206: 1) child, son, boy, offspring, youth <BR> 1a) child, son, boy <BR> 1b) child, children <BR> 1c) descendants <BR> 1d) youth <BR> 1e) apostate Israelites (fig.)">3206</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3206.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3206 -- Occurrence 20 of 89">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַיְלָדִֽים׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hayladim_3206.htm" title="hay·la·Dim.: the boys -- Occurrence 6 of 17.">hay-lā-ḏîm.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the male children</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - 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Africa">מִצְרָ֑יִם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2421.htm" title="vat·te·chai·yei·na: live -- 2421: to live">וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/853.htm" title="et-: -- 853: untranslatable mark of the accusative case.">אֶת־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3206.htm" title="hay·la·dim.: the boys -- 3206: child, son, boy, youth">הַיְלָדִֽים׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/exodus/1.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3205.htm" title="yalad (yaw-lad') -- bear, beget, birth((-day)), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child">But the midwives</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3372.htm" title="yare' (yaw-ray') -- affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end)">feared</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/430.htm" title="'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty">God</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6213.htm" title="asah (aw-saw') -- accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy">and did</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4428.htm" title="melek (meh'-lek) -- king, royal">not as the king</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4714.htm" title="Mitsrayim (mits-rah'-yim) -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim">of Egypt</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1696.htm" title="dabar (daw-bar') -- answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce">commanded</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2421.htm" title="chayah (khaw-yaw') -- keep (leave, make) alive, X certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live">them but saved</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3206.htm" title="yeled (yeh'-led) -- boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one)">the men children</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2421.htm" title="chayah (khaw-yaw') -- keep (leave, make) alive, X certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live">alive</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/exodus/1.htm">שמות 1:17 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַתִּירֶ֤אןָ הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְלֹ֣א עָשׂ֔וּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ן מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרָ֑יִם וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ אֶת־הַיְלָדִֽים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/exodus/1.htm">שמות 1:17 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ותיראן המילדת את־האלהים ולא עשו כאשר דבר אליהן מלך מצרים ותחיין את־הילדים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/exodus/1.htm">שמות 1:17 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ותיראן המילדת את־האלהים ולא עשו כאשר דבר אליהן מלך מצרים ותחיין את־הילדים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/exodus/1.htm">שמות 1:17 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ותיראן המילדת את האלהים ולא עשו כאשר דבר אליהן מלך מצרים ותחיין את הילדים׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/exodus/1-17.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/1.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but let the boys live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Hebrew midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">feared God.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/20-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 20:11</span> And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/42-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 42:18</span> And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Nehemiah 5:15</span> But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/31-19.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 31:19</span> Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for them that fear you…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 8:13</span> The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogance, and the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 16:6</span> By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 24:11,12</span> If you forbear to deliver them that are drawn to death, and those …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-12.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ecclesiastes 8:12</span> Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ecclesiastes 12:13</span> Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/daniel/3-16.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Daniel 3:16-18</span> Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/daniel/6-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Daniel 6:13</span> Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/hosea/5-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Hosea 5:11</span> Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/micah/6-16.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Micah 6:16</span> For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/10-28.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 10:28</span> And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/luke/12-5.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Luke 12:5</span> But I will forewarn you whom you shall fear: Fear him, which after …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/acts/4-19.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Acts 4:19</span> But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it be right …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/acts/5-29.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Acts 5:29</span> Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/exodus/1-17.htm">Exodus 1:17</a> • <a href="/niv/exodus/1-17.htm">Exodus 1:17 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/exodus/1-17.htm">Exodus 1:17 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/exodus/1-17.htm">Exodus 1:17 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/exodus/1-17.htm">Exodus 1:17 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/exodus/1-17.htm">Exodus 1:17 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/1-17.htm">Exodus 1:17 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/1-17.htm">Exodus 1:17 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a 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