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Lexicon :: Strong's H3289 - yāʿaṣ

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יָעַץ
Transliteration
yāʿaṣ
Pronunciation
yaw-ats'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 887

Strong’s Definitions

יָעַץ yâʻats, yaw-ats'; a primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve:—advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 80x

The KJV translates Strong's H3289 in the following manner: counsel (25x), counsellor (22x), consult (9x), give (7x), purposed (5x), advice (2x), determined (2x), advise (2x), deviseth (2x), taken (2x), miscellaneous (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 80x
The KJV translates Strong's H3289 in the following manner: counsel (25x), counsellor (22x), consult (9x), give (7x), purposed (5x), advice (2x), determined (2x), advise (2x), deviseth (2x), taken (2x), miscellaneous (2x).

  1. to advise, consult, give counsel, counsel, purpose, devise, plan

    1. (Qal)

      1. to advise, counsel, give counsel, consult

      2. counsellor (participle)

    2. (Niphal) to consult together, exchange counsel, deliberate, counsel together

    3. (Hithpael) to conspire

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָעַץ yâʻats, yaw-ats'; a primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve:—advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.
STRONGS H3289: Abbreviations
† יָעַץ verb advise, counsel (only twice in Hexateuch) (Aramaic יְעט; Arabic bdb041908 exhort, admonish) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular יָעַץ Isaiah 7:5 + 11 times; יָעָ֑ץ Isaiah 14:27 + 2 times; suffix יְעָצָ֑נִי Psalm 16:7; יְעָצָהּ Isaiah 23:9 + יְעָצָהוּ Baer 2 Chronicles 10:8; 3rd person plural יָָֽעֲצוּ Psalm 62:5; suffix יְעָצֻהוּ 1 Kings 12:8 + 2 times (including 2 Chronicles 10:8, Baer יְעָצָ֑הוּ); etc.; Imperfect אִיעֲצָה Psalm 32:8 (Ol Che אִיעָֽצְךָ); אִיעָֽצְךָ Exodus 18:19; Numbers 24:14 (not elsewhere Hexateuch), Jeremiah 38:15, compare also foregoing; אִיעָצֵךְ 1 Kings 1:12; Participle active יוֺעֵץ Isaiah 3:3 + 9 times; construct יֹעֵץ Nahum 1:11, יוֺעֵץ 2 Samuel 15:2; יוֺעֲצֵךְ Micah 4:9; plural יוֺעֲצִים Job 12:17 + 3 times; יֹעֲצִים Ezekiel 11:2; construct יֹעֲצֵי Isaiah 19:11 + 2 times, etc.; feminine singular suffix יוֺעַצְתּוֺ 2 Chronicles 22:3; Passive participle feminine יְעוּצָה Isaiah 14:26; — advise, counsel, with accusative Isaiah 32:7, 8; Isaiah 23:9 (subject י׳) Micah 6:5; followed by בְּלִיַּ֫עַל Nahum 1:11; Nah 7:5 [Isaiah 7:5] (followed by עַל = against), Nah 19:12 [Isaiah 19:12] (followed by id.), Nah 23:8 [Isaiah 23:8] (followed by id.), Habakkuk 2:10 (followed by לְ); often with accusative of congnate meaning with verb 2 Samuel 16:23; 2 Samuel 17:7; Ezekiel 11:2; followed by אֶל against Jeremiah 49:20; Jeremiah 50:45 (in both of י׳); followed by עַל against Jeremiah 49:30; Isaiah 19:17 (of י׳); compare passive participle Isaiah 14:26; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb + suffix person 1 Kings 12:8, 12, 13; 2 Chronicles 10:8; with accusative of person 2 Samuel 17:15; Psalm 16:7; Exodus 18:19; Numbers 24:14 (+ rel. clause) Jeremiah 38:15; absolute (of י׳) Isaiah 14:24 (with adverb כאשׁר), Isaiah 14:27; of man 2 Samuel 17:15 (כזאת וכזאת), 2 Samuel 17:21 (ככה + על); followed by infinitive Psalm 62:5; 2 Chronicles 25:16 (of אלהים); followed by clause without connective 2 Samuel 17:11; followed by לְלֹא חָכְמָה Job 26:3; — אִיעֲצָה עליך עיני Psalm 32:8 (see above). — Participle active as substantive = counseller, king's adviser 2 Samuel 15:12; 1 Chronicles 27:33; 2 Chronicles 22:4; 25:16; Ezra 7:28; Ezra 8:25; Isaiah 19:11; so feminine 2 Chronicles 22:3; probably also 1 Chronicles 27:32 (|| אִישׁ מֵבִין יְסוֺפֵר); compare Micah 4:9, also Isaiah 1:26 (|| שֹׁפְטִים), Job 12:17 (|| id.); — in these three, of importance for people; so also Isaiah 3:3; Proverbs 11:4 = Proverbs 24:6; compare Job 3:14, and particularly יוֺעֵץ פֶּלֶא Isaiah 9:5 wonder of a counsellor, of the ideal ruler predicated. More generally, counsellor, adviser Proverbs 15:22; בְּשֶׂכֶל יו׳ 1 Chronicles 26:14 (specific reason for title unknown); יֹעֲ׳ שָׁלוֺם Proverbs 12:20; = prophet Isaiah 41:28, nearly = agents (hired by adversaries of Judah) Ezra 4:5.
Niph. (reflexive or reciprocal) Perfect נוֺעַץ Isaiah 40:14; נוֺעֲצוּ Psalm 71:10; Psalm 83:6; Imperfect וַיִּוָּעַץ 1 Kings 12:6 + 10 times; יִוָּֽעֲצוּ Isaiah 45:21; וַיִּוָּֽעֲצוּ 2 Chronicles 30:23; נִוָּֽעֲצָה Nehemiah 6:7; Participle plural נוֺעָצִים 1 Kings 12:6 + 4 times; — consult together, exchange counsel, of king with advisers, followed by אֶתֿ 1 Kings 12:6, 8 2 Chronicles 10:6, 8; and so of י׳ Isaiah 40:14; followed by אֶלֿ 2 Kings 6:8; 2 Chronicles 20:21; followed by עִם 1 Chronicles 13:1; 2 Chronicles 32:3; absolute consider 1 Kings 12:28; 2 Chronicles 25:17; 30:2; compare 1 Kings 12:6 (followed by infinitive) = 2 Chronicles 10:6; 1 Kings 12:9 (followed by Imperfect + ו subordinate) = 2 Chronicles 10:9; in general consult, take counsel, absolute Proverbs 13:10; יַחְדָּו Psalm 71:10; Nehemiah 6:7; Isaiah 45:21; followed by לֵב יַחְדָּו (with heart together) Psa 83:6 [Psalm 83:5] nearly = determine, followed by infinitive 2 Chronicles 30:23.
† Hithp. Imperfect יִתְיָעֲצוּ Psalm 83:4 conspire against, followed by עַל (|| יַעֲרִימוּ סוֺד על).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3272.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

18:19; 18:19

Numbers

24:14; 24:14

2 Samuel

15:2; 15:12; 16:23; 17:7; 17:11; 17:15; 17:15; 17:21

1 Kings

1:12; 12:6; 12:6; 12:6; 12:6; 12:8; 12:8; 12:8; 12:9; 12:12; 12:13; 12:28

2 Kings

6:8

1 Chronicles

13:1; 26:14; 27:32; 27:33

2 Chronicles

10:6; 10:6; 10:8; 10:8; 10:8; 10:8; 10:9; 20:21; 22:3; 22:3; 22:4; 25:16; 25:16; 25:17; 30:2; 30:23; 30:23; 32:3

Ezra

4:5; 7:28; 8:25

Nehemiah

6:7; 6:7

Job

3:14; 12:17; 12:17; 26:3

Psalms

16:7; 16:7; 32:8; 32:8; 62:5; 62:5; 71:10; 71:10; 83:4; 83:5; 83:6

Proverbs

11:4; 12:20; 13:10; 15:22; 24:6

Isaiah

1:26; 3:3; 3:3; 7:5; 7:5; 9:5; 14:24; 14:26; 14:26; 14:27; 14:27; 19:11; 19:11; 19:12; 19:17; 23:8; 23:9; 23:9; 32:7; 32:8; 40:14; 40:14; 41:28; 45:21; 45:21

Jeremiah

38:15; 38:15; 49:20; 49:30; 50:45

Ezekiel

11:2; 11:2

Micah

4:9; 4:9; 6:5

Nahum

1:11; 1:11

Habakkuk

2:10

H3289

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Strong's Number H3289 matches the Hebrew יָעַץ (yāʿaṣ),
which occurs 79 times in 73 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 18:19–Isa 3:3)

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:19 - Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee: be thou for the people to God-ward, and bring thou the causes unto God:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:14 - And now, behold, I go unto my people: come, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:12 - And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:23 - And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:7 - And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:11 - But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:15 - Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:21 - And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David; and they said unto David, Arise ye, and pass quickly over the water; for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:12 - Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:6 - And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:8 - But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:9 - And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:13 - And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:28 - Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:8 - Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:1 - And David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:14 - And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a discreet counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:32 - Also Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a counsellor, a man of understanding, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:33 - And Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:6 - And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:8 - But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:9 - And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:21 - And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed them that should sing unto Jehovah, and give praise in holy array, as they went out before the army, and say, Give thanks unto Jehovah; for his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 22:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:3 - He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 22:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:4 - And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:16 - And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Have we made thee of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:17 - Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:2 - For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:23 - And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days; and they kept other seven days with gladness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:3 - he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city; and they helped him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:5 - and hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:28 - and hath extended lovingkindness unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened according to the hand of Jehovah my God upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:25 - and weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering for the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his princes, and all Israel there present, had offered:

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:7 - And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:14 -
With kings and counsellors of the earth,
Who built up waste places for themselves;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:17 -
He leadeth counsellors away stripped,
And judges maketh he fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:3 -
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom,
And plentifully declared sound knowledge!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:7 -
I will bless Jehovah, who hath given me counsel;
Yea, my heart instructeth me in the night seasons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:8 -
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go:
I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:4 -
They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity;
They delight in lies;
They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly.
[Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:10 -
For mine enemies speak concerning me;
And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:3 -
They take crafty counsel against thy people,
And consult together against thy hidden ones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:5 -
For they have consulted together with one consent;
Against thee do they make a covenant:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:14 -
Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth;
But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:20 -
Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil;
But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:10 -
By pride cometh only contention;
But with the well-advised is wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:22 -
Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed;
But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

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For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war;
And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26 - and I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called The city of righteousness, a faithful town.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:3 - the captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counsellor, and the expert artificer, and the skilful enchanter.

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