na.khah H5221

נָכָה (na.khah) means “to smite” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

נָכָה Hebrew · H5221 500 tagged occurrences in 460 verses

Pronunciation guide: naw-kaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5221

נָכָה · na.khah · to smite

1) to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill 1a)(Niphal) to be stricken or smitten 1b) (Pual) to be stricken or smitten 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust 1c2) to smite, kill, slay (man or beast) 1c3) to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage 1c4) to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy 1d) (Hophal) to be smitten 1d1) to receive a blow 1d2) to be wounded 1d3) to be beaten 1d4) to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain 1d5) to be attacked and captured 1d6) to be smitten (with disease) 1d7) to be blighted (of plants)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

KJV glosses: beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.

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How translators render H5221

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
struck down	18
and struck down	11
he struck down	10
killed	10
struck	10
and struck	8
and put	7
attacked	7
defeated	7
strike	7
and attacked	6
and strike	6
struck him down	6
to strike	5
and attack	4
and he struck	4
and killed	4
had struck down	4
killed him	4
who kills	4
will strike	4
and defeated	3
and put it	3
and struck them down	3
and they struck down	3
conquered	3
has slain	3
he struck	3
i will strike down	3
put him	3
strikes	3
striking down	3
they put	3
they struck down	3
also defeated	2
also struck down	2
and afflicting	2
and attack me	2
and defeating	2
and he strikes	2
and put them	2
and strike down	2
and they killed	2
beat down	2
conquering	2
david also defeated	2
from the slaughter	2
had defeated	2
had struck	2
had struck them down	2
i struck down	2
i struck you	2
it struck	2
kills	2
kills him	2
shall i kill them	2
so he struck	2
strike him	2
strike me	2
striking	2
struck them	2
struck them down	2
to kill	2
to strike them down	2
was stricken	2
who defeated	2
who defeated them	2
who had murdered	2
who struck	2
whoever kills	2
whoever strikes	2
will afflict	2
wounded	2
after the israelites had struck down	1
am striking you	1
amaziah executed	1
and attacked it as well	1
and attacked them	1
and attacks	1
and be flogged	1
and beat	1
and began killing	1
and cast	1
and had struck down	1
and having stabbed	1
and he attacked	1
and he struck down	1
and he struck him	1
and he will kill them	1
and infected	1
and is beaten	1
and joab stabbed	1
and kill	1
and kill him	1
and kill me	1
and kill them	1
and killed him	1
and kills him	1
and plunge it	1
and routed chedorlaomers army	1
and shot	1
and slash	1
and slaughtered	1
and slaughtered them	1
and start killing	1
and strike him	1
and strike them dead	1
and striking them down	1
and take	1
and the people clapped	1
and they beat	1
and they conquered	1
and they put	1
and they stabbed him	1
and they struck	1
and was defeated	1
and we defeated him	1
and when he had struck	1
and when you strike	1
and wounded him	1
and you are to strike down	1
and you shall attack	1
and you will strike down	1
anyone strikes	1
are being beaten	1
are you attacking	1
attack them	1
attacked them	1
baasha had struck down	1
be beaten	1
be struck down	1
beat	1
beat down on them	1
beaten	1
beating	1
beatings	1
but god struck down	1
but i will strike	1
but we defeated them	1
but whoever kills	1
clap	1
conquered the area	1
deserves to be beaten	1
destroyed	1
for you shall strike	1
from defeating	1
from killing	1
from striking down	1
had been struck down	1
had inflicted on him	1
had killed	1
has attacked	1
has been taken	1
has killed	1
has struck down	1
has the lord struck israel	1
have you beaten	1
have you stricken us	1
having killed	1
he also put	1
he also struck down	1
he beat	1
he devastated	1
he had defeated	1
he had struck down	1
he had suffered	1
he has wounded us	1
he may receive	1
he put	1
he strikes him	1
he who strikes down	1
he will put them	1
he will split it	1
he will strike	1
he will strike them	1
her oppressors	1
him who struck them	1
hoshea attacked pekah	1
i beat	1
i have defeated	1
i have slain	1
i have struck	1
i have struck you	1
i strike	1
i struck	1
i will pin	1
i will strike	1
i will strike them	1
i will strike you down	1
i will tear down	1
inflicting	1
is afflicted	1
is like one who slays	1
is struck down	1
ishmael had killed	1
joab stabbed him	1
joshua put	1
kill	1
kill them	1
lashes cut into	1
let us denounce him	1
of the murderers	1
of the slain	1
one struck down	1
or to flog	1
pekah struck down	1
put	1
put them	1
shoot	1
should he take	1
should i strike	1
so he attacked tiphsah	1
so he beat her	1
so he struck them	1
so i struck him	1
so israel struck them down	1
so that he may be struck down	1
so the young man struck him down	1
so they struck down og	1
strike it down	1
strikes down	1
striking them down	1
struck elah down	1
struck him	1
struck it down	1
take	1
takes the life	1
that attacked	1
that man killed	1
that struck you	1
the israelites put	1
the one striking him	1
the one who struck down	1
the one who struck him	1
the slayer	1
the woman who was killed	1
the wounds i received	1
then he struck	1
then i will strike	1
then the one who struck him	1
they attacked the hamites	1
they beat me	1
they had inflicted on him	1
they put the city	1
they put them	1
they struck	1
they struck me	1
they struck them down	1
they will strike	1
through him	1
thrust	1
to attack	1
to defeat	1
to defeat them	1
to inflict	1
to kill him	1
to kill them	1
to pin	1
to strike down	1
to strike him	1
to take	1
to the one who would strike him	1
to those who struck me	1
was defeated	1
we struck them down	1
we will attack	1
were afflicted	1
were beaten	1
were destroyed	1
when he struck down	1
when i strike	1
when i strike down	1
where he defeated the philistines	1
where he struck down	1
while they were killing	1
who attacked	1
who had defeated	1
who had him put	1
who strikes	1
who strikes down	1
who strikes the blow	1
who struck down	1
who struck them	1
who struck them down	1
who was slain	1
whoever attacks	1
will afflict you	1
will be smashed	1
will i destroy	1
will kill you	1
will strike them down	1
will strike you	1
would kill	1
you have beaten me	1
you have indeed defeated	1
you killed	1
you must put	1
you must surely put	1
you put	1
you should have struck	1
you strike him	1
you struck	1
you struck them	1
you were to strike down	1
you will strike down	1
you would have struck down	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
and smote	53
smote	50
smite	20
slew	18
and he smote	14
and slew	14
and they smote	13
and smite	11
had smitten	7
he slew	7
and they slew	6
who smote	6
and i will smite	5
from the slaughter	5
he smote	5
shall smite	5
and smitten	4
he that smiteth	4
that killeth	4
to smite	4
against him and smote	3
hath slain	3
him and smote	3
i will smite	3
is smitten	3
it and slew	3
that was slain	3
they smote	3
to slay	3
and he shall smite	2
and he that killeth	2
and he will smite	2
and if he smite	2
and shall smite	2
and thou shalt smite	2
and we smote	2
and will smite	2
beat	2
had given	2
had slain	2
he had slain	2
he shall smite	2
i smote	2
it and smote	2
shall i smite	2
shall slay	2
smiting	2
smitten	2
stripes	2
that i smote	2
that smote	2
thee to smite	2
them and smote	2
therefore he smote	2
was smitten	2
which smote	2
whoso killeth	2
with him and smote	2
after he had smitten	1
against him and kill	1
against him and smite	1
against him and they slew	1
against me and slay me	1
against them and hath smitten	1
against them and smote	1
against us they shall smite	1
also and slew	1
also slew	1
and be smitten	1
and beat	1
and because he killed	1
and cast forth	1
and hath also slain	1
and he shall slay	1
and he slew	1
and he struck	1
and he that smiteth	1
and it came to pass while they were slaying	1
and it smote	1
and let us smite	1
and shall slay	1
and slay	1
and smite it	1
and smite me	1
and smiteth	1
and they have smitten	1
and to be beaten	1
and to smite	1
and when he also had smitten	1
and why didst thou not smite	1
and ye shall smite	1
at him to smite	1
beaten	1
because he smote	1
behold he smote	1
behold i will smite	1
behold therefore i have smitten	1
between the slayer	1
even he smote	1
for thou hast smitten	1
for thou shalt smite	1
for though ye had smitten	1
from him and smote	1
from smiting	1
hath he smitten	1
have i slain	1
have i smitten	1
he smite	1
he that smote	1
he who smote	1
him and slew	1
him and they clapped	1
him and they smote	1
him but who slew	1
him should kill	1
him so that in smiting	1
him that smote	1
i have smitten	1
i pray thee and i will slay	1
i will also smite	1
in smiting	1
it and he that killeth	1
it and smitten	1
let us not kill	1
lo thou hast smitten	1
made	1
me that we may smite	1
me they smote	1
me wherefore should i smite	1
not unto him that smiteth	1
not were smitten	1
now therefore let me smite	1
of him that smiteth	1
of him that smote	1
of slaying	1
of the murderers	1
over them were beaten	1
shall not smite	1
slain	1
slay	1
so he smote	1
so they smote	1
some on this side and some on that side and they smote	1
that had killed	1
that he may be smitten	1
that he slew	1
that i may smite	1
that smiteth	1
that were with him and smote	1
thee not for i have wounded	1
thee thou shalt smite	1
them but they went forward	1
them that every one that killeth	1
them that whosoever killeth	1
then hadst thou smitten	1
then shall he that smote	1
thereof and they smote	1
they have smitten	1
they have stricken	1
thither which killeth	1
those that smote	1
thou beatest	1
thou hast indeed	1
thou hast killed	1
thou hast stricken	1
thou shalt beat	1
thou shalt not smite	1
thou shalt smite	1
thou shalt surely	1
thou shouldest have smitten	1
to be beaten	1
to have slain	1
to him that smiteth	1
to him that smote	1
to him which smote	1
to strike	1
to the smiters	1
together	1
unto him surely i will be with thee and thou shalt smite	1
unto him wherefore hast thou smitten	1
unto thee that thou hast smitten	1
unto you and will punish	1
unto you smite	1
upon him and he smote	1
upon him that smote	1
upon us and smite	1
us and we smote	1
us he hath smitten	1
we may smite	1
were not smitten	1
when i shall smite	1
when i smite	1
whereas now thou shalt smite	1
wherefore should he slay	1
wherefore smitest	1
wherewith thou smotest	1
which had slain	1
which slew	1
which was slain	1
which were given	1
who hath slain	1
who killeth	1
who slew	1
whom he had slain	1
whom i have slain	1
whom thou hast smitten	1
whom thou slewest	1
whosoever smiteth	1
why hast thou smitten	1
why should ye be stricken	1
why shouldest thou be smitten	1
will smite	1
with me and to kill	1
with which i was wounded	1
wouldest thou smite	1
wounded	1
yea and slain	1
yea they have slain	1

Verses containing H5221

Page 8 of 10. 460 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

2 Chronicles 33:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.
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Nehemiah 13:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!
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Esther 9:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who hated them.
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Job 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
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Job 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
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Job 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
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Job 16:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
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Psalms 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
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Source alternate reference: 3.8
Psalms 60:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
The source numbers this heading or verse separately; read it in the interlinear.
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Source alternate reference: 60.1
Psalms 69:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.
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Source alternate reference: 69.27
Psalms 78:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?”
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Psalms 78:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.
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Psalms 78:66 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He beat back His foes; He put them to everlasting shame.
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Psalms 102:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread.
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Source alternate reference: 102.5
Psalms 105:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.
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Psalms 105:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
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Psalms 121:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
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Psalms 135:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of both man and beast.
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Psalms 135:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:
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Psalms 136:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.
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Psalms 136:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever.
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Proverbs 17:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
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Proverbs 17:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
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Proverbs 19:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
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Proverbs 23:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
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Proverbs 23:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
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Proverbs 23:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”
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Song of Solomon 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city. They beat me and bruised me; they took away my cloak, those guardians of the walls.
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Isaiah 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
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Isaiah 5:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
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Isaiah 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.
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Source alternate reference: 9.12
Isaiah 10:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
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Isaiah 10:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria, who strikes you with a rod and lifts his staff against you as the Egyptians did.
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Isaiah 11:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
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Isaiah 11:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals.
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Isaiah 14:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.
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Isaiah 14:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg.
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Isaiah 27:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Has the LORD struck Israel as He struck her oppressors? Was she killed like those who slayed her?
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Isaiah 30:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For Assyria will be shattered at the voice of the LORD; He will strike them with His scepter.
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Isaiah 37:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
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Isaiah 37:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
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Isaiah 49:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
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Isaiah 50:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
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Isaiah 53:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.
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Isaiah 57:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.
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Isaiah 58:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high.
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Isaiah 60:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.
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Isaiah 66:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
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Jeremiah 2:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”
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Jeremiah 5:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
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