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Verse 36of 227

قَالُوٓا۟ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبْعَثْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ﴿٣٦

Translation (Sahih International)

They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers

Word-by-word meaning

قَالُوٓا۟qālūThey said
أَرْجِهْarjihPostpone him
وَأَخَاهُwa-akhāhuand his brother
وَٱبْعَثْwa-ib'ʿathand send
فِىin
ٱلْمَدَآئِنِl-madāinithe cities
حَـٰشِرِينَḥāshirīnagatherers

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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