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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 63of 286

وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَٰقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ ٱلطُّورَ خُذُوا۟ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰكُم بِقُوَّةٍۢ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ﴿٦٣

Translation (Sahih International)

And [recall] when We took your covenant, [O Children of Israel, to abide by the Torah] and We raised over you the mount, [saying], "Take what We have given you with determination and remember what is in it that perhaps you may become righteous."

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
أَخَذْنَاakhadhnāWe took
مِيثَـٰقَكُمْmīthāqakumyour covenant
وَرَفَعْنَاwarafaʿnāand We raised
فَوْقَكُمُfawqakumuover you
ٱلطُّورَl-ṭūrathe mount
خُذُوا۟khudhūHold
مَآwhat
ءَاتَيْنَـٰكُمātaynākumWe have given you
بِقُوَّةٍۢbiquwwatinwith strength
وَٱذْكُرُوا۟wa-udh'kurūand remember
مَاwhat
فِيهِfīhi(is) in it
لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumperhaps you
تَتَّقُونَtattaqūna(would become) righteous

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Taking the Covenant from the JewsAllah reminded the Children of Israel of the pledges, covenants and promises that He took from them to believe in Him alone, without a partner, and follow His Messengers. Allah stated that when He took their pledge from them, He raised the mountain above their heads, so that they affirm the pledge that they gave Allah and abide by it with sincerity and seriousness.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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