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Kings of Edom.

ister toas Timna.

GENESIS, XXXVII. B. C. 1729. 23 And the children of Shobal cere these; 5 Alvan, and Mana-s or, Alian. hath, and Ebal, 6 Shepho, and Onam.

24 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.

6 or, Shephi.

or, Amram.

8 or, Jakan.

h1 Chr. 1.43.

25 And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah 91 Chr.1.50. the daughter of Anah.

26 And these are the children of Dishon; 7 Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

27 The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and 8 Akan. 28 The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran.

29 These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah, 30 Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.

31 ¶ And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, h before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edorn: and the name of his city was Dinhabah

33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.

Hadad Pai.
After his

death was
an aristo-
cracy.

i Ex. 15.15.
10 or, Aliah.

11 Edom.

(CHAP. 37.)
1 of his fa-
ther's so-
journings.
a ch.17.8.

23.4.
28.4.

36.7. Heb. 11.9

16.

b 1 Sam.2.22

24.

Joseph's dreams.

be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau, the father of 11 the Edomites.

CHAPTER XXXVII.

1 Joseph is hated of his brethren: 5
his two dreams: 18 his brethren
conspire his death: 36 he is sold to
Potiphar in Egypt.

A wherein his father was a a
stranger, in the land of Canaan.
2 These are the generations of
Jacob. Joseph being seventeen years
old, was feeding the flock with his
brethren; and the lad was with
the sons of Bilhah, and with the
sons of Zilpah, his father's wives:
and Joseph brought unto his fa-
ther their b evil report.

ND Jacob dwelt in the land

3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the c son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many 2 colours.d

4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated e him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

7 For, behold, we were binding 1 Cor.1.11. sheaves in the field, and, lo, my 5.1. sheaf arose, and also stood up1.18. right; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisancef to my sheaf.

35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Mi-c ch.44,20. dian in the field of Moab, reigned 2 or, pieces. in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.

36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 37 And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.

38 Ad Saul died, and Baai-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

e

d Ju.5.30.

2 Sa. 13. 18.

Eze. 16.16.

ch.49.23.

Ps. 38. 19.
69.4.
Tit.3.3.

fch.42.6-9.
43.26.
44.14.

Ps. 118.22.
Lu. 19.14,
27.

h ch.44.14.

39 And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and 9 Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his g city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 40 And these are the names of the i dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, i ch.27.29. duke 10 Alvah, duke Jetheth, 41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, Juke Mibzar,

43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these

46.29.

50.18.

k Acts 7.9.

I Dan.7.28.

Luke 2.19,
51.

8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? and they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance h to me.

10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down i ourselves to thee to the earth?

11 And his brethren envied & him; but his father observed the saying.

12 T And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. 13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flick

Joseph sold into Egypt.

GENESIS, XXXVIII. Jacob mourns for Joseph.

Shechem? come, and I will m] B. C. 1729. | drew and lifted up Joseph out o Bend thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

the pit, and sold Joseph d to the m 1 Sa. 17.17. Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of sil Lu.20.13. ver? and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

3 see the
peace of
thy bre-

29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not thren, &c.in the pit: and he rent e his clothes. 30 And he returned unto his bre thren, and said, The child ƒ is not; and I, whither shall I go?

14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, 3 see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of n ch.35.27. Hebron, and he came to Shechem. Jude 4.22. 15 And a certain man found 2 Ki.6.19. him, and, behold, he was wandering p Cant. 1.7. in the field: and the man asked 92Ki.6.13. him, saying, What seekest thou? or Ps.31.13. 16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell p me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

17 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in q Dothan. 18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired r against him to slay him.

19 And they said one to another, Behold, this 4 dreamer cometh. 20 Come now, therefore, and let us slay him,s and cast him into. some pit; and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

4

s

37.12,32.
Mat.21.38.
27.1.

Jno.11.53.
Acts 23.12.
master of
dreams.
Pr.1.11,16.

27.4.

t ch.42.22.
u Mat.27.28.
5 or, pieces.

v ver.3.

w Ps.35.7.

Lam.4.20.

Pr.30.20.

Am.6.6.

ver.28,36.

z Jer.8.22.
a ch.4.10.

Job 16.18.

b 1 Sa. 18.17.

2 Sa. 12.9. hearkened. c Ju.6.3.

m

Zec.11.12.

22 And Reuben said unto them,
Shed no blood, t but cast him into d Ps. 105.17.
this pit that is in the wilderness,
and lay no hand upon him; that he
might rid him out of their hands,
to deliver him to his father again.

Mat.27.9.
Acts 7.9.

e Num. 14.6.

31 And they took Joseph's coat, g and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood:

32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.

33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hhath devoured him: Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth i upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

35 And all his sons and all his daughters k rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comfort ed: and he said, For I will go dow into the grave unto my son mourn. ing. Thus his father wept for him. 36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt, unto Potiphar, an 7 of ficer of Pharaoh's, and 8 captain of the guard.

CHAPTER XXXVIII. 1 Judah begetteth Er, Onan, and She lah. 6 Er marrieth Tamar. 8 The trespass of Onan. 12 Judah's in cest with Tamar.

Ju.11.35. AND it came to pass at that time,

Job 1.20. Joel 2.13. f ch.42.13,

Jer.31.35. g ver.23.

h ch.44.28.

Est.4.1.

23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph u out of his coat, his coat of many colours v that was on him: 24 And they took him, and cast hir into a pit: wo and the pit was 2 Ki. 19.1. empty, there was no water in it. 25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, ak Company of y Ishmeelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and z balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal a his blood?

27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand & be upon him; for he is our brother, and our flesh. And his brethren 6 were content.

28 Then there passed by MidianRes, merchantmen; and they

Is.32.11.
Jon.3.5.

2 Sa. 12.17.
Heb. eu-
nuch,
chamber-
lain, or,
courtier.
8 or, chief
marshal.
Heb. chief

that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.

3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.

of the slaughtermen, or executioners. (CHAP. 38.) a 1 Chr.2.3. 8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go Deut.25.5. in unto b thy brother's wife, and Mat.22.24. marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; a and the LORD slew him.

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9 And Onan knew that the seed | should not be his: and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.

10 And the thing which he did 1 displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.

11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. 12 T And 2 in process of time the daughter of Shuah, Judah's wife, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

2

3

Birth of Pharez and Zarah.

B. C. 1729. | was no harlot in this place.
23 And Judah said, Let her take
it to her, lest we be shamed: 9
behold, I sent this kid, and thou
hast not found her.

was evil in
the eyes of
the LORD

the days
were mul-
tiplied.
Jos. 15.10.
Jude 14.1.

the door of
eyes, or, of
Enajim.
d Pr.7.12.
4a kid of the
goats.

e ver.25.
f2Sa.14.2,5.
5 or, in
Enajim.

13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth ups become a cto Timnath to shear his sheep.

14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in 3 an open place, d which is by the way to Timnath: for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him toi wife.

contempt.

Pr.6.33.
Rom.6.21.
Ep.5.12.

h Jude 19.2.
Ho.3.3
Lev.21.9.
De.22.21.

2 Sam. 12.5.

15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; be-k ch.37.32. cause she had covered her face.

16 And he turned unto her by the

I ver. 18.

way, and said, Go to, I pray thee,m 1S1.24.17. let me come in unto thee; (for hen ver. 14. knew not that she was his daugh- o Job 34.31, ter-in-law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?

17 And he said, I will send thee 4 at kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?

18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, e and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her; and she conceived by him.

19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and

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32.

Rom. 13.12. Tit.2.11, 12. or, wherefore hast thou made this breach against thee?

i. e. a
breach.

Nu.26.20.
IChr.2.4.

Mat. 1.3.

24 T And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughterin-law hath played the harlot; hand also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.i 25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, k I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, I and staff.

26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more m righteous than I; because that I gave her not to n Shelah my son. And he knew her again no o more.

27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.

28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, 7 How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore

his name was called 8 Pharez.p

30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.

CHAPTER XXXIX. 1 Joseph, advanced in Potiphar's house, 7 resisteth his mistress's temptation: 13 he is falsely accused, 20 and cast into prison.

ND Joseph was brought down

A to Egypt; and Potiphar, a an

officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

2 And the LORD was with b Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and

put on the garments f of her wi- (CHAP. 59.) he was in the house of his master dowhood.

20 And Judah sent th kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not. 21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly 5 by the way-side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.

a ch.37.36.

Ps. 105.17.

1Sa. 16.18.

18.14,28. Acts 7.9. c Jos. 1.7.8. 1Ch.22.13. Ps. 1.3. d ver.21. 1Sa. 16.22.

22 And he returned to Judah, and Baid, I cannot find her; and also e ch.24.2. the men of the place said, that there

the Egyptian.

3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper c in his hand.

4 And Joseph found grace d in his sight, and he served him and he made him overseer e over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and cor all that

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6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew noth aught he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly h person, and well favoured. 7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes i upon Joseph; and she said, Lie k with me.

g De.28.3-6.

1Sa. 16. 12.

17.42.

Job 31.1.
Ps. 119.37.

k 2Sa. 13.11.

Pr. 1.10.

nt Lev.20.10. Pr.6.29,32. n2Sa.12.13. Ps.51.4. Jer.25.16. o Pr.22.14. 23.27.

8 But he refused, I and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand; 9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, p Pr.7.13. because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wicked-4 ness, m and sin n against God? 10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, o that he hearkened not unto her, to lies Ex.23.1. by her, or to be with her.

11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there toas none of the men of the house there within.

12 And she caught him p by his garment, saying, Lie with me and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.

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13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, 14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock r us: he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a 1 loud voice: 15 And it came to pass, when he

Ec.7.26.

r Eze.22.5.

1 great.

Ps.37.14.

120.3. Pr. 12. 19.

t Pr.6.34,35.

Cant.8.6.

ch.41.14. Ps. 105.18.

2 extended kindness

unto him.

v Er. 12.36. Ps. 106.46.

Pr. 16.7.
Dan. 1.9.

Acts 7.10. w ver.2,3.

and imprisonment. were bound: and he was there in the prison.

21 T But the LORD was with Joseph, and 2 showed him mercy, and gave him v favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.

23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him and that which he did, the LORD w made it to prosper. CHAPTER XL.

1 The butler and baker of Pharaoh are imprisoned: 5 Joseph interpreteth their dreams.

A things, that

ND it came to pass after these

king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

2 And Pharaoh was wroth b against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, c the place where Joseph was bound.

4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

5 T And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream d in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.e 7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers

heard that I lifted up my voice and (CHAP. 40.) that were with him in the ward of

a Ne. 1.11.

b Pr. 16.14. 19.19.

cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out. 16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home. 17 And she spake unto him s ac- c ch.39.20, cording to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast! brought unto us, came in unto me!

to mock me:

23.

d Job 33.15

17.

1 are your faces evil?

18 And it came to pass, as I lifted e Dan.4.5. up my voice, and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out. 19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, f Ne.2.2. which she spake unto him, saying,g ch.41.15. After this manner did thy servant to me, that his wrath 7 was kindled. 20 And Joseph's master took him, ad put him into the u prison, a lace where the king's prisoners

Da.2.11,28.

i Ju.7.13.

his lord's house, saying, Wherefore 1 look ye so sadlyf to day?

8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no g interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong h to God? tell me them, I pray you.

9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, i behold, a vine was before me;

10 And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup.

GENESIS, XLI.
B. C. 178.

Joseph interpreteth dreams. and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

k ch.41.25.

Dan.2.36.

Pharaoh's dream. stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

4 And the ill-favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven 2 or, reckon.well-favoured and fat kine. So 12Ki.25.27. Pharaoh awoke. Jer.52.31. 3 remember

12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: k The three branches are three days: 13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh 2 lift up thine head, I and restore thee unto thy place and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former man-m ner when thou wast his butler.

5 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one 1Sa.20.14, stalk, 1 rank and good.

me with thee.

IKI.2.7.

15.

Lu.23.42.

14 But 3 think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, m I pray thee, unto me; and n 1S3.24.11. make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews; and here also have I done nothing n that they should put me into the dungeon.

16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three 4 white baskets on my head:

17 And in the uppermost basket| there was of all manner of 5 bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

Ps.59.3,4. Dan.6.22. 4 or, full of holes.

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18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets o are three days: 19 Yet within three p days shalls Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh q from off thee.

7

meat of Pharaoh, the work of a baker,

or, cook.
o ch.41.26.
p ver. 13.
or, reckon

thee and
take thy

6 And, behold, seven thin ears, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

8 And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit b was troubled, and he sent and called for all c the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none that could interpret d them unto Pharaoh.

9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do rememoffice from ber my faults this day.

thee.

ISa. 17.44. 251.21.10. r Mat. 14.6.

t

Mark 6.21. or, reckoned. Ne.2.1. ver. 19. Ps.31.12. Ec.9.15, 16.

Am.6.6.

(CHAP. 41.)

a Est.6.1. Dau.2.1.

20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, r that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 21 And he restored the chief but-Da.4.5, 19. Ler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cups into Pharaoh's hand:

22 But he hanged the chief baker; as Joseph had interpreted t to them. 23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but u forgat him. CHAPTER XLI.

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3 And, behold, seven other kine! came up after them out of the river, ver. 1. ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, and

10 Pharaoh was wreth e with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker.

11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; f we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.

12 And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.

13 And it came to pass, as he inter prated to us, so it was; me he re stored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they 2 brought him has[tily out of the dungeon: And he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. 15 And Pharaoh said unto h Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that 3 thou canst understand a i dream to interpret it.

16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. 17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: k

18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and well-favoured; and they fed in a meadow.

19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor, and very

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