قَالُوٓاْ
أَرۡجِهۡ
وَأَخَاهُ
وَأَرۡسِلۡ
فِي
ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ
حَٰشِرِينَ
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Ŵanganyao ŵatite (pakumpanga lunda Firiauna): “Munnechelesyani panandi jwalakwe ni nkulugwejo (nkaawulaga chitema), nintumisye m’misinda akusonganganya.”
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
أَرْجِهْ
("Put him off"), means, "delay him (for a time)."
وَأَرْسِلْ فِى الْمَدَآئِنِ
("and send to the cities"), areas and provinces of your kingdom -- O Fir`awn,
حَشِرِينَ
("to collect") to gather magicians from various lands. At this time, magic was the trade of the day and it was widespread and po
…أَرْجِهْ
("Put him off"), means, "delay him (for a time)."
وَأَرْسِلْ فِى الْمَدَآئِنِ
("and send to the cities"), areas and provinces of your kingdom -
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