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Verse 32of 227

فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ﴿٣٢

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 behold
هِىَhiyaIt
ثُعْبَانٌۭthuʿ'bānun(was) a serpent
مُّبِينٌۭmubīnunmanifest

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

After the Rational Proof, Fir`awn resorts to ForceWhen proof had been established against Fir`awn, clearly and rationally, he resorted to using force against Musa, thinking that after this there would no further room for discussion. So he said:لَئِنِ اتَّخَذْتَ إِلَـهَاً غَيْرِى لأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ الْمَسْجُونِينَ(If you choose a god other than me, I will certainly put you among the prisoners.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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