مِّنَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
هَادُواْ
يُحَرِّفُونَ
ٱلۡكَلِمَ
عَن
مَّوَاضِعِهِۦ
وَيَقُولُونَ
سَمِعۡنَا
وَعَصَيۡنَا
وَٱسۡمَعۡ
غَيۡرَ
مُسۡمَعٖ
وَرَٰعِنَا
لَيَّۢا
بِأَلۡسِنَتِهِمۡ
وَطَعۡنٗا
فِي
ٱلدِّينِۚ
وَلَوۡ
أَنَّهُمۡ
قَالُواْ
سَمِعۡنَا
وَأَطَعۡنَا
وَٱسۡمَعۡ
وَٱنظُرۡنَا
لَكَانَ
خَيۡرٗا
لَّهُمۡ
وَأَقۡوَمَ
وَلَٰكِن
لَّعَنَهُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
بِكُفۡرِهِمۡ
فَلَا
يُؤۡمِنُونَ
إِلَّا
قَلِيلٗا
٤٦
Some of those who are Jews change words from their context and say: "We hear and disobey; hear thou as one who heareth not" and "Listen to us!" distorting with their tongues and slandering religion. If they had said: "We hear and we obey: hear thou, and look at us" it had been better for them, and more upright. But Allah hath cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, save a few.
— M. Pickthall
Of the Jews there are those who displace words from their (right) places, and say: "We hear and we disobey"; and "Hear what is not Heard"; and "Ra'ina"; with a twist of their tongues and a slander to Faith. If only they had said: "What hear and we obey"; and "Do hear"; and "Do look at us"; it would have been better for them, and more proper; but Allah hath cursed them for their Unbelief; and but few of them will believe.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Chastising the Jews for Choosing Misguidance, Altering Allah's Words, and Mocking Islam
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