Nehemiah 9:21

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{ "verseID": "Nehemiah.9.21", "source": "וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֛ה כִּלְכַּלְתָּ֥ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר לֹ֣א חָסֵ֑רוּ שַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ לֹ֣א בָל֔וּ וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֥א בָצֵֽקוּ׃", "text": "*wə-ʾarbāʿîm šānāh kilkaltām bammidbar lōʾ ḥāsērû śalmōtêhem lōʾ bālû wə-raglêhem lōʾ bāṣēqû", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾarbāʿîm*": "conjunction + cardinal number - and forty", "*šānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*kilkaltām*": "pilpel perfect, 2ms + 3mp suffix - you sustained them", "*bammidbar*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ḥāsērû*": "qal perfect, 3cp - they lacked", "*śalmōtêhem*": "noun, feminine plural + 3mp suffix - their garments", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*bālû*": "qal perfect, 3cp - they wore out", "*wə-raglêhem*": "conjunction + noun, feminine dual + 3mp suffix - and their feet", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*bāṣēqû*": "qal perfect, 3cp - they swelled" }, "variants": { "*kilkaltām*": "sustained them/maintained them/provided for them", "*ḥāsērû*": "lacked/were in need/wanted", "*bālû*": "wore out/became ragged/deteriorated", "*bāṣēqû*": "swelled/became swollen/blistered" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֛ה כִּלְכַּלְתָּ֥ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר לֹ֣א חָסֵ֑רוּ שַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ לֹ֣א בָל֔וּ וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֥א בָצֵֽקוּ׃

Transliteration

*wə-ʾarbāʿîm šānāh kilkaltām bammidbar lōʾ ḥāsērû śalmōtêhem lōʾ bālû wə-raglêhem lōʾ bāṣēqû

Grammar Details

• *wə-ʾarbāʿîm*: conjunction + cardinal number - and forty
• *šānāh*: noun, feminine singular - year
• *kilkaltām*: pilpel perfect, 2ms + 3mp suffix - you sustained them
• *bammidbar*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *ḥāsērû*: qal perfect, 3cp - they lacked
• *śalmōtêhem*: noun, feminine plural + 3mp suffix - their garments
• *bālû*: qal perfect, 3cp - they wore out
• *wə-raglêhem*: conjunction + noun, feminine dual + 3mp suffix - and their feet
• *bāṣēqû*: qal perfect, 3cp - they swelled

Word Meanings

• *kilkaltām*: sustained them/maintained them/provided for them
• *ḥāsērû*: lacked/were in need/wanted
• *bālû*: wore out/became ragged/deteriorated
• *bāṣēqû*: swelled/became swollen/blistered

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderss, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, [and] they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Fortye yeares longe madest thou prouysion for them in the wyldernesse, so that they wanted nothinge: their clothes waxed not olde, and their fete swelled not.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou didest also feede them fourtie yeres in ye wildernes: they lacked nothing: their clothes waxed not old, and their feete swelled not.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Fourtie yeres long didst thou feede them in the wildernesse, so that they lacked nothing: their clothes waxed not olde, and their feete swelled not.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, [so that] they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yes, forty years did you sustain them in the wilderness, [and] they lacked nothing; their clothes didn't grow old, and their feet didn't swell.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and forty years Thou hast nourished them in a wilderness; they have not lacked; their garments have not worn out, and their feet have not swelled.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, `and' they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, [and] they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Truly, for forty years you were their support in the waste land, and they were in need of nothing; their clothing did not get old or their feet become tired.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Yes, forty years you sustained them in the wilderness. They lacked nothing. Their clothes didn't grow old, and their feet didn't swell.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For forty years you sustained them. Even in the wilderness they never lacked anything. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 2:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.2.7", "source": "כִּי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ בֵּֽרַכְךָ֗ בְּכֹל֙ מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יָדֶ֔ךָ יָדַ֣ע לֶכְתְּךָ֔ אֶת־הַמִּדְבָּ֥ר הַגָּדֹ֖ל הַזֶּ֑ה זֶ֣ה ׀ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֗ה יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ לֹ֥א חָסַ֖רְתָּ דָּבָֽר׃", "text": "*Kî* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkā* *bērakekā* in *kōl* *maʿăśēh* *yādekā* *yādaʿ* *lektekā* *ʾet*-the *midbār* the *gādōl* the *zeh* *zeh* *ʾarbāʿîm* *šānāh* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkā* with you not *ḥāsartā* *dābār*", "grammar": { "*Kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "noun masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God", "*bērakekā*": "piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - has blessed you", "*kōl*": "noun masculine singular construct - all of", "*maʿăśēh*": "noun masculine singular construct - work of", "*yādekā*": "noun feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*yādaʿ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he has known", "*lektekā*": "qal infinitive construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your going", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*midbār*": "noun masculine singular - wilderness", "*gādōl*": "adjective masculine singular - great", "*zeh*": "demonstrative adjective masculine singular - this", "*ʾarbāʿîm*": "cardinal number - forty", "*šānāh*": "noun feminine singular - year", "*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "noun masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God", "*ḥāsartā*": "qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have lacked", "*dābār*": "noun masculine singular - thing/word" }, "variants": { "*bērakekā*": "blessed/favored/prospered you", "*maʿăśēh*": "work/deed/labor", "*yādaʿ*": "known/recognized/been attentive to", "*lektekā*": "your going/walking/journey", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*gādōl*": "great/large/mighty", "*ḥāsartā*": "lacked/been wanting/been in need of", "*dābār*": "thing/word/matter" } }
• Deut 8:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.8.4", "source": "שִׂמְלָ֨תְךָ֜ לֹ֤א בָֽלְתָה֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ וְרַגְלְךָ֖ לֹ֣א בָצֵ֑קָה זֶ֖ה אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃", "text": "*Śimlātəkā* not *bālətāh* from-upon-you and-*ragləkā* not *bātsēqāh* this *ʾarbāʿîm* *šānāh*.", "grammar": { "*Śimlātəkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your garment", "*bālətāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - it wore out", "*ragləkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your foot", "*bātsēqāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - it swelled", "*ʾarbāʿîm*": "cardinal number - forty", "*šānāh*": "feminine singular noun - year" }, "variants": { "*Śimlātəkā*": "garment/clothing/cloak", "*bālətāh*": "wore out/decayed/deteriorated", "*ragləkā*": "foot/leg", "*bātsēqāh*": "swelled/became swollen/blistered" } }
• Deut 29:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.29.5", "source": "לֶ֚חֶם לֹ֣א אֲכַלְתֶּ֔ם וְיַ֥יִן וְשֵׁכָ֖ר לֹ֣א שְׁתִיתֶ֑ם לְמַ֙עַן֙ תֵּֽדְע֔וּ כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃", "text": "*Leḥem* not *ʾăḵaltem*, and-*yayin* and-*šēḵār* not *šᵉtîtem*; for-purpose-of *tēdʿû* that I *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêḵem*.", "grammar": { "*Leḥem*": "noun masculine singular - bread", "*ʾăḵaltem*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you ate", "*yayin*": "noun masculine singular - wine", "*šēḵār*": "noun masculine singular - strong drink", "*šᵉtîtem*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you drank", "*tēdʿû*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you know/understand", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*ʾĕlōhêḵem*": "noun masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your God" }, "variants": { "*Leḥem*": "bread/food/grain", "*šēḵār*": "strong drink/intoxicating beverage", "*tēdʿû*": "you may know/understand/perceive" } }
• Ps 34:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.34.10", "source": "יְר֣אוּ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה קְדֹשָׁ֑יו כִּי־אֵ֥ין מַ֝חְס֗וֹר לִירֵאָֽיו׃", "text": "*Yərʾû* *ʾet*-*YHWH* *qədōšāyw* for-*ʾên* *maḥsôr* to those fearing him", "grammar": { "*Yərʾû*": "Qal imperative masculine plural - fear", "*YHWH*": "divine name with direct object marker", "*qədōšāyw*": "masculine plural adjective with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his holy ones", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*maḥsôr*": "noun masculine singular - lack", "*lîrēʾāyw*": "preposition with Qal participle masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to those fearing him" }, "variants": { "*Yərʾû*": "fear/reverence/be afraid", "*qədōšāyw*": "his holy ones/saints/consecrated ones", "*maḥsôr*": "lack/want/need" } }
• Amos 5:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Amos.5.25", "source": "הַזְּבָחִ֨ים וּמִנְחָ֜ה הִֽגַּשְׁתֶּם־לִ֧י בַמִּדְבָּ֛ר אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "*Ha-zəbāḥîm* and-*minḥāh* *higgashtem*-to-me *ba-midbār* forty *shānāh*, *bêt* *yiśrāʾēl*?", "grammar": { "*Ha-zəbāḥîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the sacrifices", "*minḥāh*": "noun, feminine singular - grain offering", "*higgashtem*": "perfect, hiphil, 2nd masculine plural - you brought near", "*ba-midbār*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness", "*shānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*bêt*": "construct form of *bayit*, masculine - house of" }, "variants": { "*zəbāḥîm*": "sacrifices/slaughterings", "*minḥāh*": "grain offering/tribute/gift", "*higgashtem*": "you brought near/presented/offered", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land" } }
• Acts 13:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Acts.13.18", "source": "Καὶ ὡς τεσσαρακονταετῆ χρόνον ἐτροποφόρησεν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ.", "text": "And for about *tessarakontaetē* *chronon* *etropophōrēsen* them in the *erēmō*.", "grammar": { "*hōs*": "adverb - about/approximately", "*tessarakontaetē*": "accusative, masculine, singular - forty-year", "*chronon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - time/period", "*etropophōrēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - bore with their manners", "*autous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - them", "*en*": "preposition - in", "*erēmō*": "dative, feminine, singular - wilderness" }, "variants": { "*hōs*": "about/approximately/as", "*tessarakontaetē*": "forty-year", "*chronon*": "time/period", "*etropophōrēsen*": "bore with their manners/endured their conduct/cared for them like a nurse", "*erēmō*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited region" } }
• Deut 8:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.8.2", "source": "וְזָכַרְתָּ֣ אֶת־כָּל־הַדֶּ֗רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֹלִֽיכֲךָ֜ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ זֶ֛ה אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר לְמַ֨עַן עַנֹּֽתְךָ֜ לְנַסֹּֽתְךָ֗ לָדַ֜עַת אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֧ר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֛ הֲתִשְׁמֹ֥ר מִצְוֺתָ֖יו אִם־לֹֽא׃", "text": "And-*zākartā* *ʾet*-all-the-*derek* which *hôlîkəkā* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkā* this *ʾarbāʿîm* *šānāh* in-the-*midbār* to-the-purpose-that *ʿannōtəkā* to-*nassōtəkā* to-*lādaʿat* *ʾet*-which in-*lībābəkā* ?-*tišmōr* *mitsvōtāw* if-not.", "grammar": { "*zākartā*": "Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you shall remember", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*derek*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - way/road/journey", "*hôlîkəkā*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he led you", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God", "*ʾarbāʿîm*": "cardinal number - forty", "*šānāh*": "feminine singular noun - year", "*midbār*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition - in the wilderness/desert", "*ʿannōtəkā*": "Piel infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to humble/afflict you", "*nassōtəkā*": "Piel infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to test/try you", "*lādaʿat*": "Qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - to know", "*lībābəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix with prefixed preposition - in your heart", "*tišmōr*": "Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will keep", "*mitsvōtāw*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his commandments" }, "variants": { "*zākartā*": "remember/recall/call to mind", "*derek*": "way/road/journey/path/manner", "*hôlîkəkā*": "led/caused to walk/guided", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*ʿannōtəkā*": "humble/afflict/oppress", "*nassōtəkā*": "test/try/prove", "*lādaʿat*": "to know/learn/perceive", "*lībābəkā*": "heart/mind/inner person", "*tišmōr*": "keep/observe/guard/preserve" } }
• Exod 16:35 : 35 { "verseID": "Exodus.16.35", "source": "וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֽ͏ָכְל֤וּ אֶת־הַמָּן֙ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה עַד־בֹּאָ֖ם אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ נוֹשָׁ֑בֶת אֶת־הַמָּן֙ אָֽכְל֔וּ עַד־בֹּאָ֕ם אֶל־קְצֵ֖ה אֶ֥רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃", "text": "And sons of *û-vĕnê* *Yiśrāʾēl* ate *ʾāklû* *ʾet*-the *mān* forty *ʾarbāʿîm* year *šānāh* until *ʿad*-their coming *bōʾām* *ʾel*-land *ʾereṣ* inhabited *nôšāvet*; *ʾet*-the *mān* they ate *ʾāklû* until *ʿad*-their coming *bōʾām* *ʾel*-edge *qĕṣēh* land *ʾereṣ* *Kĕnāʿan*.", "grammar": { "*û-vĕnê*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and sons of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾāklû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they ate", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*mān*": "noun, masculine singular - manna", "*ʾarbāʿîm*": "numeral - forty", "*šānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*bōʾām*": "qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their coming", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land", "*nôšāvet*": "niphal participle, feminine singular - inhabited/settled", "*qĕṣēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - edge/end/border of", "*Kĕnāʿan*": "proper noun - Canaan" }, "variants": { "*bĕnê*": "sons/children/descendants", "*mān*": "manna/what is it", "*ʾereṣ nôšāvet*": "inhabited land/settled territory", "*qĕṣēh*": "edge/end/border/extremity" } }
• Num 14:33-34 : 33 { "verseID": "Numbers.14.33", "source": "וּ֠בְנֵיכֶם יִהְי֨וּ רֹעִ֤ים בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וְנָשְׂא֖וּ אֶת־זְנוּתֵיכֶ֑ם עַד־תֹּ֥ם פִּגְרֵיכֶ֖ם בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃", "text": "*û-bənêkem yihyû rōʿîm bammidbār ʾarbāʿîm šānāh wənāśəʾû ʾet-zənûtêkem ʿad-tōm pigrêkem bammidbār*", "grammar": { "*û-bənêkem*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - and your sons", "*yihyû*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, Qal form of *hyh* - they will be", "*rōʿîm*": "masculine plural participle, Qal form of *rʿh* - shepherds/wandering", "*bammidbār*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the wilderness", "*ʾarbāʿîm*": "cardinal number - forty", "*šānāh*": "feminine singular noun - year", "*wənāśəʾû*": "conjunction + perfect, 3rd plural, Qal form of *nśʾ* - and they will bear", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*zənûtêkem*": "feminine plural noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your harlotries/unfaithfulness", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*tōm*": "masculine singular construct - completion of", "*pigrêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your corpses", "*bammidbār*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the wilderness" }, "variants": { "*rōʿîm*": "shepherds/wandering/moving about as nomads", "*wənāśəʾû ʾet-zənûtêkem*": "and shall bear your unfaithfulness/will carry your infidelities/will suffer for your prostitutions", "*zənûtêkem*": "your harlotries/your unfaithfulness/your infidelities", "*ʿad-tōm pigrêkem*": "until the completion of your corpses/until your carcasses are consumed/until your dead bodies perish" } } 34 { "verseID": "Numbers.14.34", "source": "בְּמִסְפַּ֨ר הַיָּמִ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־תַּרְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ֮ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים יוֹם֒ י֣וֹם לַשָּׁנָ֞ה י֣וֹם לַשָּׁנָ֗ה תִּשְׂאוּ֙ אֶת־עֲוֺנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם אַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־תְּנוּאָתִֽי׃", "text": "*bəmispar hayyāmîm ʾăšer-tartem ʾet-hāʾāreṣ ʾarbāʿîm yôm yôm laššānāh yôm laššānāh tiśʾû ʾet-ʿăwōnōtêkem ʾarbāʿîm šānāh wîdaʿtem ʾet-tənûʾātî*", "grammar": { "*bəmispar*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - by number of", "*hayyāmîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the days", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*tartem*": "perfect, 2nd masculine plural, Qal form of *twr* - you spied out", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the land", "*ʾarbāʿîm*": "cardinal number - forty", "*yôm*": "masculine singular noun - day", "*yôm laššānāh*": "masculine singular noun + preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - day for the year", "*yôm laššānāh*": "masculine singular noun + preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - day for the year", "*tiśʾû*": "imperfect, 2nd masculine plural, Qal form of *nśʾ* - you will bear", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʿăwōnōtêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your iniquities", "*ʾarbāʿîm*": "cardinal number - forty", "*šānāh*": "feminine singular noun - year", "*wîdaʿtem*": "conjunction + perfect, 2nd masculine plural, Qal form of *ydʿ* - and you will know", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*tənûʾātî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st singular suffix - my opposition/alienation" }, "variants": { "*bəmispar hayyāmîm*": "according to the number of days/by the count of days", "*tartem*": "you spied out/you explored/you searched", "*yôm laššānāh yôm laššānāh*": "a day for a year, a day for a year (repetition for emphasis)", "*tiśʾû ʾet-ʿăwōnōtêkem*": "you shall bear your iniquities/you will carry your punishments", "*ʿăwōnōtêkem*": "your iniquities/your guilt/your punishment", "*tənûʾātî*": "my alienation/my opposition/my hostility/my rejection" } }