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وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَآ أَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْقُرُونَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ بَصَآئِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًۭى وَرَحْمَةًۭ لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ﴿٤٣

Translation (Sahih International)

And We gave Moses the Scripture, after We had destroyed the former generations, as enlightenment for the people and guidance and mercy that they might be reminded.

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd verily
ءَاتَيْنَاātaynāWe gave
مُوسَىmūsāMusa
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Scripture
مِنۢminafter [what]
بَعْدِbaʿdiafter [what]
مَآafter [what]
أَهْلَكْنَاahlaknāWe had destroyed
ٱلْقُرُونَl-qurūnathe generations
ٱلْأُولَىٰl-ūlāformer
بَصَآئِرَbaṣāira(as) an enlightenment
لِلنَّاسِlilnnāsifor the mankind
وَهُدًۭىwahudanand a guidance
وَرَحْمَةًۭwaraḥmatanand mercy
لَّعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahumthat they may
يَتَذَكَّرُونَyatadhakkarūnaremember

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Blessings which Allah bestowed upon MusaAllah tells us about the blessings which He gave His servant and Messenger Musa, the speaker, may the best of peace and blessings from his Lord be upon him, He revealed the Tawrah to him after He destroyed Fir`awn and his chiefs.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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