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dē̇-klı̄n´ (סוּר, sÌ£ur, or שׂוּר, suÌ„r, × ×˜×”, naÌ„tÌ£aÌ„h): In the King James Version this word occurs 9 times in its original sense (now obsolete) of “turn aside.†the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes “turn aside†in ; ; ; . In ; , the lengthening shadows of afternoon are said to “decline,†and the Revised Version (British and American) introduces the word in the same general sense in ; ; . See AFTERNOON.