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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 87of 286

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَقَفَّيْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ بِٱلرُّسُلِ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَا عِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَأَيَّدْنَٰهُ بِرُوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ ۗ أَفَكُلَّمَا جَآءَكُمْ رَسُولٌۢ بِمَا لَا تَهْوَىٰٓ أَنفُسُكُمُ ٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ فَفَرِيقًۭا كَذَّبْتُمْ وَفَرِيقًۭا تَقْتُلُونَ﴿٨٧

Translation (Sahih International)

And We did certainly give Moses the Torah and followed up after him with messengers. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear proofs and supported him with the Pure Spirit. But is it [not] that every time a messenger came to you, [O Children of Israel], with what your souls did not desire, you were arrogant? And a party [of messengers] you denied and another party you killed.

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd indeed
ءَاتَيْنَاātaynāWe gave
مُوسَىmūsāMusa
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Book
وَقَفَّيْنَاwaqaffaynāand We followed up
مِنۢminfrom
بَعْدِهِۦbaʿdihiafter him
بِٱلرُّسُلِ ۖbil-rusuliwith [the] Messengers
وَءَاتَيْنَاwaātaynāAnd We gave
عِيسَىʿīsāIsa
ٱبْنَib'na(the) son
مَرْيَمَmaryama(of) Maryam
ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِl-bayināti[the] clear signs
وَأَيَّدْنَـٰهُwa-ayyadnāhuand We supported him
بِرُوحِbirūḥi(with)
ٱلْقُدُسِ ۗl-qudusithe Holy Spirit
أَفَكُلَّمَاafakullamāIs it (not) so (that) whenever
جَآءَكُمْjāakumcame to you
رَسُولٌۢrasūluna Messenger
بِمَاbimāwith what
لَا(does) not
تَهْوَىٰٓtahwādesire
أَنفُسُكُمُanfusukumuyourselves
ٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْis'takbartumyou acted arrogantly
فَفَرِيقًۭاfafarīqanSo a party
كَذَّبْتُمْkadhabtumyou denied
وَفَرِيقًۭاwafarīqanand a party
تَقْتُلُونَtaqtulūnayou kill(ed)

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Arrogance of the Jews who denied and killed Their ProphetsAllah described the insolence of Children of Israel, their rebelliousness, defiance and arrogance towards the Prophets, following their lusts and desires. Allah mentioned that He gave Musa the Book, the Tawrah, and that the Jews changed, distorted, and defied its commands, as well as altered its meanings.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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