وَإِذۡ
أَخَذَ
ٱللَّهُ
مِيثَٰقَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
أُوتُواْ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
لَتُبَيِّنُنَّهُۥ
لِلنَّاسِ
وَلَا
تَكۡتُمُونَهُۥ
فَنَبَذُوهُ
وَرَآءَ
ظُهُورِهِمۡ
وَٱشۡتَرَوۡاْ
بِهِۦ
ثَمَنٗا
قَلِيلٗاۖ
فَبِئۡسَ
مَا
يَشۡتَرُونَ
١٨٧
˹Remember, O Prophet,˺ when Allah took the covenant of those who were given the Scripture to make it known to people and not hide it, yet they cast it behind their backs and traded it for a fleeting gain. What a miserable profit!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Allāh took a covenant from those who were given the Scripture, [saying], "You must make it clear [i.e., explain it] to the people and not conceal it." But they threw it away behind their backs and exchanged it for a small price. And wretched is that which they purchased.
— Saheeh International
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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