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21:80
وعلمناه صنعة لبوس لكم لتحصنكم من باسكم فهل انتم شاكرون ٨٠
وَعَلَّمْنَـٰهُ صَنْعَةَ لَبُوسٍۢ لَّكُمْ لِتُحْصِنَكُم مِّنۢ بَأْسِكُمْ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُمْ شَـٰكِرُونَ ٨٠
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We taught him the art of making body armour to protect you in battle. Will you then be grateful?
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Abū Jaʿfar
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Readings
لِتُحۡصِنَكُمْ
li-tuḥṣinakum
“so it may protect you”
This verb is conjugated in the third person feminine singular, going back to the word ṣanʿah, i.e. this craft offers protection.
لِيُحۡصِنَكُمْ
li-yuḥṣinakum
“so it may protect you”
This verb is conjugated in the third person masculine singular, going back to the word labūs, the protective armour.
لِنُحۡصِنَكُمْ
li-nuḥṣinakum
“so We may protect you”
This verb is conjugated in the first-person majestic plural, i.e. Allah protects through what He has taught mankind.

Explanation

These readings provide complementary meanings [al-Mahdawi].

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran