Ezekiel 27:28

לְק֖וֹל זַעֲקַ֣ת חֹבְלָ֑יִךְ יִרְעֲשׁ֖וּ מִגְרֹשֽׁוֹת
The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
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לְ ק֖וֹל
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
ק֖וֹל
Root word voice, noise, sound, thunder, thunders, …
Dictionary form: קוֹל · kole

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: at the sound
the voice ×95 my voice ×32 voice ×32 his voice ×30 thy voice ×19 and the voice ×17 their voice ×16 a voice ×15
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voice — Best default; fits speech, divine address, crying out.
sound — Prefer when source is non-human or instrumental.
noise — Good for loud, chaotic, or crowd contexts.
cry — Use for calls of distress, shouting, or weeping.
thunder — Fits theophany passages where God's voice roars.
proclamation — Use when the sense is a formal public announcement.

BDB7359 H6963

BDB7358 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7360

קוֺל (sometimes, with prefix and suffix, קֹל)506 noun masculineGen 39:14 sound, voice; — absolute קוֺל Gen 4:10 + (הַקֹּל Gen 27:22; Gen 45:16); construct קוֺל Gen 3:8 + (וְקֹל Exod 19:16, לְקֹל Exod 4:8 (twice in verse)); suffix קוֺלִי 1Sam 26:17 +, קוֺלְךָ Judg 18:25 +, etc. (קֹלִי Gen 22:18, קֹלֶ֑ךָ Exod 3:18, etc.); plural (usually of thunder) קֹלֹת Exod 9:23 + 4 t., קוֺלֹת Exod 20:18 (Gi vExod 20:15), קֹלוֺת 1Sam 2:17 + 5 t.; —

1. sound: especially
  a. of human voice Josh 6:10; 2Kgs 7:10 in speech Gen 27:22 (twice in verse); 1Sam 1:13; 1Sam 24:17; 1Sam 26:17 (twice in verse); recognized (הִכִּיר) v1Sam 26:17; Jer 18:3 ׳יְפֵה ק Ezek 33:32 pleasant of voice, compare Song 2:14 (twice in verse); Song 8:13 in singing Exod 32:18; 2Sam 19:36; Isa 52:8, calling Judg 9:7, shouting Exod 32:17; 1Sam 4:6 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 1:40; Ezra 3:13, rejoicing Jer 7:34 (4 t. in verse) = Jer 16:9; Jer 25:10; Jer 33:11, praise Ps 66:8; Ps 26:7; Joel 2:10, laughter Jer 30:19, weeping Gen 21:16; Judg 2:4; 1Sam 11:4; Ruth 1:9; Ruth 1:14; Ezra 3:13, outcry Gen 39:15; Gen 39:18; 1Sam 4:14; Jer 8:19, distress, lament Jer 9:18; Ezek 27:30; Zech 11:3; Ps 102:6, supplication Ps 28:2; Ps 28:6; Ps 31:23; Ps 86:6 adverb אֶחָד ׳ק with one voice Exod 24:3; 2Chr 5:13, גָּדוֺל ׳ק loud voice 2Sam 15:23 + (compare ׳ג ׳בְּק Gen 39:14; 1Sam 28:12 +), רָם ׳ק Deut 27:14 ׳נָשָׂא ק Gen 21:16 + (see נָשָׂא 1 b (5)), ׳הֵרִים ק Gen 39:15 + (see דום Hiph`il); on ׳ק as independent noun, followed by subject + verb of calling Ps 3:5; Ps 27:7; Ps 142:2 see Ges«GKC:144m»§ 144m
  b. of ׳י Gen 3:8; Gen 3:10; Isa 6:8; Exod 19:19; 1Kgs 19:3; Mic 6:9; Ezek 10:5 (compare also 2 b) +; adverb גָּדוֺל ׳ק Deut 5:19; Ezek 9:1 דְּמָמָה דַקָּה ׳ק 1Kgs 19:12.
  c. of seraph Isa 6:4.
  d. of angel Dan 8:16 (אָדָם ׳ק i.e. in human speech, compare Bev); דְּבָרָיו ׳ק Dan 10:6; Dan 10:9 (twice in verse).
  e. of animals: bleating of sheep 1Sam 15:14, lowing of cattle v1Sam 15:14; Jer 9:9, neighing of horses Jer 8:16, roaring of lion Amos 3:4; Jer 2:15 +, hissing of serpent Jer 46:22 (in simile), singing of birds Nah 2:8; Zeph 2:14; Ps 104:12; Song 2:12; Eccl 12:4. feminine exclamation, at beginning of clause, a sound of...! = hark! Gen 4:10; Isa 13:4; Isa 40:3; Isa 52:8; Jer 4:15; Jer 10:22; Jer 50:28; Song 2:8; Song 5:2 (Ges«GKC:146b»§ 146b).
2. sound:
  a. of instrument, especially (הַ)שֹּׁפָר ׳ק Exod 9:16; Exod 20:18 (Gi vExod 20:15) Amos 2:2; 1Kgs 1:41 +, ׳חֲצֹצְרוֺת וגו 2Chr 5:13, כִּנּוֺר Ezek 26:13, עוּנָב Job 21:12 of פַּעֲמֹנִים on high priest's robe Exod 28:35.
2. thunder-clap or peal (compare Dr 1Sam 12:17), ׳קוֺל י (or קוֺלוֺ) Amos 1:2; Isa 30:30; Isa 30:31; Jer 10:13 = Jer 51:16, Joel 2:11; Joel 4:16; Ps 18:14 = 2Sam 22:14; Ps 29:3; Ps 29:7; Ps 46:7; Job 37:4 (compare 1Sam 7:10; Ps 77:18; Ps 77:19; Ps 104:7), so especially plural absolute (see above) Exod 9:23; Exod 9:28; Exod 9:29; Exod 9:33; Exod 9:34; Exod 19:16; Exod 20:18 (Gi vExod 20:15), 1Sam 7:10; 1Sam 12:17; 1Sam 12:18; Job 28:26 = Job 38:25.
  c. קוֺל רַגְלֶיהָ 1Kgs 14:6 compare 2Kgs 6:32, and (probably) Gen 3:8 also (הַ)צְּעָדָה ׳ק 2Sam 5:24 = 1Chr 14:15 of runners 2Kgs 11:13; 2Chr 23:12.
  d. stamping of hoofs Jer 47:3; Ezek 26:10 ( +chariots, etc.), compare 1Kgs 1:41.
  e. of chariots Nah 3:2; Joel 2:5 wheels Ezek 3:13 whip Nah 3:2. feminine of sea, and great waters Hab 3:10; Ezek 1:24; Ezek 43:2; Ps 93:3; Ps 93:4, compare Jer 50:42 (in simile); צִנּוֺרֶיךָ ׳ק Ps 42:8.
  g. earthquake Ezek 37:7.
  h. a fall Jer 49:21; Ezek 26:15; Ezek 31:16.
  i. of a multitude 1Sam 4:14; Isa 13:4; Ezek 23:42.
  j. din of war Exod 32:17; Jer 50:22; Jer 50:46; Jer 51:55; Lam 2:7.
  k. of wings Ezek 1:24; Ezek 3:13; Ezek 10:5.
1. flame Joel 2:5 crackling of thorns Eccl 7:6 rustling of leaves Lev 26:36. masculine millstones Jer 25:10; Eccl 12:4.
3. of articulate speech, thing said:
  a. (1) often of human advice, command, entreaty Gen 3:17; Gen 4:23; Exod 3:18; Exod 4:1; Exod 4:9; Deut 1:45; Deut 21:18 (twice in verse); Deut 21:20; 1Sam 2:25; 1Sam 8:7; 1Sam 8:9; 2Sam 12:18 דִּבְרֵיכֶם ׳ק Deut 1:34; Deut 5:25 even of written words 2Kgs 10:6 so also הָאֹת ׳ק Exod 4:8 (twice in verse) voice (teaching) of the sign. (2) of a report Gen 45:16; Eccl 10:20. (3) of a proclamation Exod 36:6 (P), 2Chr 24:9; 2Chr 30:5; 2Chr 36:22 = Ezra 1:1; Ezra 10:7; Neh 8:15. (4) אָלָה ׳ק Lev 5:1 utterance of adjuration.
  b. often (especially Deuteronomy, Jeremiah) of words of ׳י Gen 22:18; Gen 26:5; Exod 5:2; Exod 15:26; Exod 19:5; Deut 8:20; Deut 9:23; Deut 13:15; Deut 13:19 +, Judg 2:2; Judg 2:20; Judg 6:10; 1Sam 12:14; 1Sam 12:15; 1Sam 15:1; 1Sam 15:19; 1Sam 15:20; 1Sam 15:22; Jer 3:13; Jer 3:25; Jer 7:23 +; of ׳מַלְאַךְ י Exod 23:21; Exod 23:22. — קֹל Jer 3:9 see below קלל.

BDB7450 H6963

BDB7449 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7451

קֹל noun [masculine] lightness, frivolity (so Vrss Ki Gie; Gf thinks = קָלוֺן; > = voice); — מִקֹּל זְנוּנָהּ Jer 3:9. — קֹל voice, see קוֺל.

BDB9854 H6963

BDB9853 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9855

קול (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew קול, קוֺל).

voice, noise, sound, thunder, thunders, …
qôl
a voice or sound
  • voice, sound, noise
    • voice
      • "sound (of instrument)
    lightness, frivolity

זַעֲקַ֣ת
זַעֲקַ֣ת
Root word cry, crying
Dictionary form: זַעַק · dza-AK

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: of the cry
the cry ×3 their cry ×2 a cry ×1 and let my cry ×1 and the cry ×1 and their cry ×1 at the cry ×1 cry ×1
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outcry — Most natural modern noun; suits public or collective distress.
cry — Simple and direct; good default rendering.
cry for help — Emphasizes appeal to a higher power or authority.
wail — Highlights vocal, emotional intensity of grief or anguish.
shout — Fits urgent or loud contexts without implying weeping.
lament — Prefer in contexts of mourning or prolonged sorrow.

BDB2423 H2201

BDB2422 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2424

זְעָקָה noun feminine cry, outcry, absolute ׳ז Jer 18:22 + 5 t.; construct זַעֲקַת Gen 18:20 + 3 t.; suffix זַעֲקָתִי Job 16:18 זַעֲקָתָם Isa 15:5 + 3 t.; —

1. outcry, against, זַעֲקַת ׳סְדֹם וגו Gen 18:20 (J).
2. cry of distress, concerning something זַעֲקַתשֶֿׁבֶר Isa 15:5 (object of יְעֹעֵ֑רוּ; compare בִּבְכִי in prev. clause); absolute vIsa 15:8 (subject of הִקִּיפָה, || יְלָלָה); Jer 18:22 (׳תִּשָּׁמַע ז), Jer 20:16; Jer 48:4; Jer 50:46; Neh 5:6; Neh 9:9 (all with שׁמע), Jer 48:34 (jointed with נתן קול), Job 16:18; Esth 9:31 (lamentation), compare Esth 4:1 (גְּדוֺלָה וּמָרָה ׳ז, accusative of congnate meaning with verb with זעק); specifically זעקתדָּֿ֑ל Prov 21:13 cry of poor; ׳קול ז Isa 65:19 (|| קול בכי), Jer 51:54; Ezek 27:28.
3. outcry, clamour זעקת מושׁל בַּכְּסִילִים Eccl 9:17 (opposed to דברי חכמים בְּנַחַת נשׁמעים).

cry, crying
zaʿaq
a shriek or outcry
  • cry, outcry
    • outcry
      • "cry of distress"outcry, clamour

חֹבְלָ֑יִ ךְ
חֹבְלָ֑יִ
Root word pilots
ךְ
Suffix — pronoun your / you (one woman)
Dictionary form: חֹבֵל · hoh-BALE

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: of thy pilots
and thy pilots ×1 in thee were thy pilots ×1 of thy pilots ×1 the pilots ×1
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sailor — Broad, everyday term for any seafarer.
pilot — Modernizes KJV directly; one who steers a vessel.
helmsman — Emphasizes steering role; precise nautical register.
navigator — Highlights guidance/direction function on water.
mariner — Slightly literary; suited to poetic or elevated prose.
seafarer — Most general; good when exact shipboard role is unclear.

BDB2503 H2259

BDB2502 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2504

חֹבֵל noun masculine sailor (denominative from חֶבֶל; i.e. rope-puller) — חֹבְלֵי הַיָּם Ezek 27:29 חֹבְלָ֑יִךְ Ezek 27:8; Ezek 27:27; Ezek 27:28 collective רַב הַחֹבֵל i.e. the captain Jonah 1:6.

pilots
ḥōbēl
a sailor
  • sailor, seaman

יִרְעֲשׁ֖וּ
יִרְעֲשׁ֖וּ
Root word shake, trembled, tremble, shook, moved, …
Dictionary form: רָעַשׁ · raw-ASH

Verb — Qal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine plural simple action — "he did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: shall shake
shall shake ×4 shall tremble ×3 and trembled ×2 is moved ×2 shake ×2 trembled ×2 will shake ×2 and i will shake ×1
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shake — Most versatile; fits earth, mountains, armies.
tremble — Emphasizes fearful, uncontrolled shuddering motion.
quake — Strong, sudden convulsion; ideal for earthquakes.
shudder — Evokes visceral, whole-body reaction; good for living things.
rattle — Vivid for objects or structures vibrating noisily.
convulse — Intense, violent movement; suits cosmic or battle scenes.

BDB8039 H7493

BDB8038 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8040

[רָעַשׁ] verb quake, shake, intransitive (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew, so Aramaic (rare), and (once) רְשְַׁ toss, rage (of sea); Arabic , usually , , (loan-word?), tremble, quiver, quake; compare perhaps Assyrian rêšu, exult); —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular רָעֲשָׁה Jer 8:16; Jer 49:21, רָעָ֑שָׁה Judg 5:4; Ps 68:9 3 plural רָעֲשׁוּ Joel 2:10 +, etc. Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִרְעַשׁ Ps 72:16, 3 feminine plural תִּרְעַשְׁנָה Ezek 26:10, etc.; Participle plural רֹעֲשִׁים Jer 4:24 — quake, shake, of earth Judg 5:4 = Ps 68:9, 2Sam 22:8 (|| רגז) = Ps 18:8 (|| id.), Ps 77:19 (+ רגז), also Isa 13:13 (with עַלכֵּֿן, + מִמְּקוֺמוֺ, pregnantly; || רָגַז), Jer 51:29 with מִן causative Jer 8:16; Jer 10:10; Jer 49:21 of מוֺסְדֵי אָ֑רֶץ Isa 24:18 of heavens Joel 2:10 (לִפְנֵי causative; || רָגַז); heavens and earth Joel 4:16 mountains Jer 4:24; Nah 1:5 (מִן person causative ), Ps 46:4 (ב causative ); walls Ezek 26:10 (מִן causative ); אִיִּים vEzek 26:15 (id.); מִגְרשׁוֺת Ezek 27:28 (ל causative ); הַסִּפִּים Amos 9:1 all living things Ezek 38:20 (מִפָּנַי causative ); of waving grain Ps 72:16. Niph`al נִרְעֲשָׁה הָאָרֶץ Jer 50:46 is made to quake (מִקּוֺל). Hiph`il Perfect 2 masculine singular הִרְעַשְׁתָּה Ps 60:4 1 singular הַרְעַשְׁתִּי Ezek 31:16 ׳וְהִר consecutive Hag 2:7 Imperfect 2 masculine singular suffix 3 masculine singular (הֲ)תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ Job 39:20 Participle מַרְעִישׁ Isa 14:16 + 2 t.; —
1. cause to quake, subject ׳י, with accusative of heavens, earth, nations, etc., Hag 2:6; Hag 2:7; Hag 2:21, compare Ps 60:4 nations + מִקּוֺל Ezek 31:16 subject man, with accusative of kingdoms Isa 14:16 (|| מַרְגִּיז).
2. cause (horse) to spring, leap (like locust), man subject, Job 39:20.

shake, trembled, tremble, shook, moved, …
rāʿaš
to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
  • to quake, shake
    • (Qal) to quake, shake
      • "(Niphal) to be made to quake"(Hiphil)
      • to cause to quake
        • "to cause to spring or leap (of horse)

מִגְרֹשֽׁוֹת
מִגְרֹשֽׁוֹת
Root word suburbs, out
Dictionary form: מִגְרָשׁ · miɡ-ROHSH

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: the suburbs
her suburbs ×47 with her suburbs ×39 with their suburbs ×7 and the suburbs ×4 the suburbs ×3 their suburbs ×3 of the suburbs ×2 also with her suburbs ×1
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pastureland — Best for open grazing land around Levitical towns.
common land — Emphasizes communal, shared-use character of the area.
open land — Neutral; suits contexts stressing unbuilt, accessible space.
grazing land — More specific; prefer when livestock context is explicit.
surrounding fields — Highlights spatial relationship to a town or city.
outskirts — Conveys peripheral location; good for narrative, less legal, contexts.

BDB1773 H4054

BDB1772 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1774

מִגְרָשׁ noun masculineNum 35:2 common, common-land, open land (perhaps originally pasture-land, as place of [cattle] driving) — absolute ׳מ Ezek 45:2 + 2 t. + Ezek 48:15 (Co מגרשָׁהּ); construct מִגְרַשׁ Lev 25:34; 2Chr 31:19 (on מִגְרָשָׁהּ Ezek 36:5 compare גרשׁ); elsewhere plural, absolute מִגְרשׁוֺת Ezek 27:28 (Baer); Co מרעשׁת assumed from רָעַשׁ, compare ᵐ5; construct מִגְרְשֵׁי Num 35:4 + 2 t.; suffix מִגְרָשֶׁיהָ Josh 21:13 (twice in verse) + 42 t.; מִגְרָשֶׁהָ Josh 21:11 + 46 t. in Josh 21 (generally ֑ or ֔ + but also ֖ vJosh 21:21); מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם Num 35:3 + 4 t.; מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶן Num 35:7 + 8 t. — common-land, usually plural, and usually as attached to a city or town, especially as surrounding Levitical cities Num 35:2; Num 35:3; Num 35:4; Num 35:5; Num 35:7; Josh 14:4; Josh 21:2 + 55 t. Josh 21 (all P; in Manuscripts & old Vrss. are two verses Josh 21, between vJosh 21:35 vJosh 21:36, with ׳מ 4 t.; omitted by Masora, Editions, Baer, but compare Theile, & Di on the passage); 1Chr 6:40 + 40 t. 1Chr 6; 1Chr 13:2; 1Chr 2:14 so also׳שְׂדֵה מ Lev 25:34 (H), ׳שְׂדֵי מ 2Chr 31:19 lands surrounding the holy city Ezek 48:15; Ezek 48:17 open land or space about the temple Ezek 45:2 only 1Chr 5:16 כלמִֿגְרְשֵׁי שָׁרוֺן of (pasture-) lands in a district, compare שׁרון. — Ezek 27:28 מגרשׁות, if true text, = open country about Tyre (opposed to sea, compare context), but see Da & compare above

גֹּרֹתָיו see גּוֺר below II. גור.

suburbs, out
migroš
a suburb (i.e., open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea
  • common, common land, open land, suburb

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
לְק֖וֹל Tipeha — a lesser break זַעֲקַ֣ת חֹבְלָ֑יִךְ Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here יִרְעֲשׁ֖וּ Tipeha — a lesser break מִגְרֹשֽׁוֹת Silluq — end of the verse

לְקוֹל זַעֲקַת חֹבְלָיִךְ יִרְעֲשׁוּ מִגְרֹשֽׁוֹת׃
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The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
Cross References

Ezekiel 26:10

מִשִּׁפְעַת סוּסָיו יְכַסֵּךְ אֲבָקָם מִקּוֹל פָּרַשׁ וְגַלְגַּל וָרֶכֶב תִּרְעַשְׁנָה חֽוֹמוֹתַיִךְ בְּבֹאוֹ בִּשְׁעָרַיִךְ כִּמְבוֹאֵי עִיר מְבֻקָּעָֽה׃
10
By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.

Exodus 15:14

שָֽׁמְעוּ עַמִּים יִרְגָּזוּן חִיל אָחַז יֹֽשְׁבֵי פְּלָֽשֶׁת׃
14
The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

Ezekiel 27:35

כֹּל יֹשְׁבֵי הָאִיִּים שָׁמְמוּ עָלָיִךְ וּמַלְכֵיהֶם שָׂעֲרוּ שַׂעַר רָעֲמוּ פָּנִֽים׃
35
All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.

Ezekiel 31:16

מִקּוֹל מַפַּלְתּוֹ הִרְעַשְׁתִּי גוֹיִם בְּהוֹרִדִי אֹתוֹ שְׁאוֹלָה אֶת-יוֹרְדֵי בוֹר וַיִּנָּחֲמוּ בְּאֶרֶץ תַּחְתִּית כָּל-עֲצֵי-עֵדֶן מִבְחַר וְטוֹב-לְבָנוֹן כָּל-שֹׁתֵי מָֽיִם׃
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I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.

Nahum 2:3

מָגֵן גִּבֹּרֵיהוּ מְאָדָּם אַנְשֵׁי-חַיִל מְתֻלָּעִים בְּאֵשׁ-פְּלָדֹת הָרֶכֶב בְּיוֹם הֲכִינוֹ וְהַבְּרֹשִׁים הָרְעָֽלוּ׃
3
The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.

Ezekiel 26:15

כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה לְצוֹר הֲלֹא׀ מִקּוֹל מַפַּלְתֵּךְ בֶּאֱנֹק חָלָל בֵּהָרֵֽג הֶרֶג בְּתוֹכֵךְ יִרְעֲשׁוּ הָאִיִּֽים׃
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Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?
Ezekiel 27:27
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