These readings amount to the same meaning. The second (without wāw) accords with the Madinan and Levantine Codices (muṣḥaf), while the other regional codices contain the conjunctive particle [Makki].
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
Explication
These readings amount to the same meaning. The second (without wāw) accords with the Madinan and Levantine Codices (muṣḥaf), while the other regional codices contain the conjunctive particle [Makki].