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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 40of 286

يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَوْفُوا۟ بِعَهْدِىٓ أُوفِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ وَإِيَّٰىَ فَٱرْهَبُونِ﴿٤٠

Translation (Sahih International)

O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and fulfill My covenant [upon you] that I will fulfill your covenant [from Me], and be afraid of [only] Me.

Word-by-word meaning

يَـٰبَنِىٓyābanīO Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَis'rāīla(of) Israel
ٱذْكُرُوا۟udh'kurūRemember
نِعْمَتِىَniʿ'matiyaMy Favor
ٱلَّتِىٓallatīwhich
أَنْعَمْتُanʿamtuI bestowed
عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
وَأَوْفُوا۟wa-awfūand fulfill
بِعَهْدِىٓbiʿahdīMy Covenant
أُوفِūfiI will fulfill
بِعَهْدِكُمْbiʿahdikumyour covenant
وَإِيَّـٰىَwa-iyyāyaand Me Alone
فَٱرْهَبُونِfa-ir'habūnifear [Me]

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Encouraging the Children of Israel to embrace IslamAllah commanded the Children of Israel to embrace Islam and to follow Muhammad ﷺ. He also reminded them with the example of their father Israel, Allah's Prophet Ya`qub, as if saying, "O children of the pious, righteous servant of Allah who obeyed Allah! Be like your father, following the truth.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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