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אֶל (el) means “to(wards)” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

אֶל Hebrew · H413 5,516 tagged occurrences in 4,206 verses

Pronunciation guide: ale Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H0413

אֶל · el · to(wards)

1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

(but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to

KJV glosses: about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

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How translators render H413

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
to 1902
to me 285
to you 146
to him 136
into 134
against 103
to them 96
in 83
at 77
on 77
them 59
toward 50
for 48
him 47
me 47
and 42
you 42
and to 35
to her 29
with 24
before 20
it to 17
concerning 16
upon 16
about 15
her 15
of 15
over 15
to us 15
vvv 15
word to 14
that 11
against me 10
i am against you 10
for you 9
you to 9
by 8
with you 8
among 7
and against 7
inside 7
you into 7
a message to 6
against you 6
to elijah 6
to it 6
with him 6
after 5
against them 5
back to 5
near 5
or 5
to himself 5
us 5
around him 4
enter 4
is against 4
toward you 4
wherever 4
along 3
are on 3
as for 3
at him 3
back 3
before you 3
beside 3
but 3
but as for 3
faced 3
facedown 3
from 3
i am against 3
is upon 3
next to 3
onto 3
them that 3
to gideon 3
to yourself 3
upon me 3
upon them 3
with her 3
about me 2
above 2
against him 2
against us 2
along with 2
and fitted into 2
and go to 2
and in 2
and on 2
around 2
at me 2
because 2
because of 2
before me 2
before them 2
came to him 2
do not 2
down 2
facing 2
for him 2
for me 2
for this 2
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had 2
in front of 2
in you 2
it in 2
it into 2
look to 2
of you 2
on him 2
straight ahead 2
themselves to 2
they turned to 2
to ahab 2
to balak 2
to elisha 2
to enter 2
to jacob 2
to jeremiah 2
to moses and aaron 2
to the king 2
to the place 2
together 2
under 2
upon you 2
was toward 2
with me 2
you and 2
you to them 2
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a section for 1
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according 1
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after you 1
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against it 1
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and everywhere 1
and i will send for 1
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and live in 1
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and over 1
and placed under 1
and returned to 1
and run 1
and sling you into 1
and threw them into 1
and to have 1
and toward 1
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any in 1
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around me 1
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at her 1
at them 1
at you 1
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bordering 1
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come 1
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consult 1
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david 1
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facing one another 1
fit for 1
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for them 1
for yourselves 1
freedom to fall 1
from as far away as 1
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furthermore 1
go out to 1
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go up to 1
god 1
has come to us 1
have far 1
he put his affairs 1
himself 1
his 1
his attitude toward me 1
his bags to 1
his sons to him 1
i 1
i am on your side 1
i cried to 1
i cried to you 1
i cry out to you 1
i flee to you 1
i looked to 1
in addition 1
in all 1
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in on 1
in the presence of 1
inherit 1
into you 1
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it 1
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it on 1
it to me 1
joseph 1
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like wine 1
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messengers to 1
moses 1
my god 1
near her 1
never 1
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of it 1
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over you 1
past 1
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say to you 1
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so by 1
so they shot ahaziah in 1
some honey into 1
southward 1
the angel 1
the animal 1
the people 1
the people in 1
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they join 1
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this dream to 1
this happened because of 1
this message 1
this to 1
to abimelech 1
to abraham 1
to baruch 1
to be accompanied by 1
to harm you 1
to his 1
to hosea 1
to include 1
to isaac 1
to israel 1
to jehoram 1
to jehu 1
to joab 1
to jonah 1
to joshua 1
to king ahaziah 1
to meet me 1
to meet them 1
to moses 1
to myself 1
to put into 1
to return to 1
to say 1
to see 1
to sisera 1
to summon 1
to tell 1
to tell us 1
to tell you 1
to the 1
to the amalekite 1
to the levites 1
to the lord 1
to the man of god 1
to the other 1
to the people 1
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to those who 1
to visit 1
to you for help 1
to you tonight 1
together against 1
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with it 1
with them 1
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you at 1
your fate 1
yourself to 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
against 2
because 2
in 2
to 2
about 1
according 1
after 1
also hath 1
among them 1
and as for 1
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both 1
by 1
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concerning 1
for 1
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into 1
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it even out 1
of 1
of them over 1
that 1
thee whither it seemeth 1
through 1
touching 1
toward 1
unto 1
upon 1
where 1
with 1
within 1

Verses containing H413

Page 48 of 85. 4206 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. 1 Kings 21:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.

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  2. 1 Kings 21:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?”

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  3. 1 Kings 21:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’”

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  4. 1 Kings 21:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

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  5. 1 Kings 21:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

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  6. 1 Kings 21:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.

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  7. 1 Kings 21:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”

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  8. 1 Kings 21:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”

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  9. 1 Kings 21:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

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  10. 1 Kings 21:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

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  11. 1 Kings 21:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”

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  12. 1 Kings 21:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.

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  13. 1 Kings 21:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free.

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  14. 1 Kings 21:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’

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  15. 1 Kings 21:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:

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  16. 1 Kings 22:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel,

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  17. 1 Kings 22:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”

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  18. 1 Kings 22:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”

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  19. 1 Kings 22:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”

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  20. 1 Kings 22:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

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  21. 1 Kings 22:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

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  22. 1 Kings 22:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”

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  23. 1 Kings 22:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”

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  24. 1 Kings 22:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”

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  25. 1 Kings 22:15 · BSB · 4 occurrences

    When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

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  26. 1 Kings 22:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”

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  27. 1 Kings 22:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”

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  28. 1 Kings 22:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”

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  29. 1 Kings 22:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’

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    Source alternate reference: 22.21

  30. 1 Kings 22:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,

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  31. 1 Kings 22:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.

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  32. 1 Kings 22:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.

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  33. 1 Kings 22:36 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    As the sun was setting, the cry rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!”

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  34. 1 Kings 22:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants sail with your servants,” but Jehoshaphat refused.

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    Source alternate reference: 22.50

  35. 2 Kings 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”

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  36. 2 Kings 1:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’

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  37. 2 Kings 1:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned?”

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  38. 2 Kings 1:6 · BSB · 4 occurrences

    They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”

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  39. 2 Kings 1:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”

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  40. 2 Kings 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.

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  41. 2 Kings 1:9 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”

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  42. 2 Kings 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.

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  43. 2 Kings 1:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’”

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  44. 2 Kings 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.

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  45. 2 Kings 1:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours please be precious in your sight.

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  46. 2 Kings 1:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.

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  47. 2 Kings 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”

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  48. 2 Kings 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

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  49. 2 Kings 2:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”

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  50. 2 Kings 2:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”

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