قَالُوٓاْ
أَجِئۡتَنَا
لِتَلۡفِتَنَا
عَمَّا
وَجَدۡنَا
عَلَيۡهِ
ءَابَآءَنَا
وَتَكُونَ
لَكُمَا
ٱلۡكِبۡرِيَآءُ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
وَمَا
نَحۡنُ
لَكُمَا
بِمُؤۡمِنِينَ
٧٨
They argued, “Have you come to turn us away from the faith of our forefathers so that the two of you may become supreme in the land? We will never believe in you!”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
They said, "Have you come to us to turn us away from that upon which we found our fathers and so that you two may have grandeur in the land? And we are not believers in you."
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Story of Musa and Fira`wn
Allah said:
ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا
(Then after them We sent ) meaning ofter these Messengers,
مُّوسَى وَهَرُونَ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَئِهِ
(Musa and Harun to Fir`awn and his chiefs,) meaning his people
بَِايَتِنَآ
(with Our Ayat.) meaning; `Our proofs and evidences.'
فَاسْتَكْبَر
…The Story of Musa and Fira`wn
Allah said:
ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا
(Then after them We sent ) meaning ofter these Messengers,
مُّوسَى وَهَرُونَ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ
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