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Verse 107of 206

فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ﴿١٠٧

Translation (Sahih International)

So Moses threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent, manifest.

Word-by-word meaning

فَأَلْقَىٰfa-alqāSo he threw
عَصَاهُʿaṣāhuhis staff
فَإِذَاfa-idhāand suddenly
هِىَhiyait
ثُعْبَانٌۭthuʿ'bānun(was) a serpent
مُّبِينٌۭmubīnunmanifest

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ(a Thu`ban serpent, manifest), refers to "The male snake." As-Suddi and Ad-Dahhak said similarly. A report from Ibn `Abbas said, فَأَلْقَى عَصَاهُ"(Then (Musa) threw his staff), and it turned into a huge snake that opened its mouth and rushed towards Fir`awn. When Fir`awn saw the snake rushing towards him, he jumped from his throne and cried to Musa for help, so that Musa would remove the snake from his way. Musa did that.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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