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Yusuf (Joseph)

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قَالَ قَآئِلٌۭ مِّنْهُمْ لَا تَقْتُلُوا۟ يُوسُفَ وَأَلْقُوهُ فِى غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلْجُبِّ يَلْتَقِطْهُ بَعْضُ ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ إِن كُنتُمْ فَٰعِلِينَ﴿١٠

Translation (Sahih International)

Said a speaker among them, "Do not kill Joseph but throw him into the bottom of the well; some travelers will pick him up - if you would do [something]."

Word-by-word meaning

قَالَqālaSaid
قَآئِلٌۭqāiluna speaker
مِّنْهُمْmin'humamong them
لَا(Do) not
تَقْتُلُوا۟taqtulūkill
يُوسُفَyūsufaYusuf
وَأَلْقُوهُwa-alqūhubut throw him
فِىin
غَيَـٰبَتِghayābatithe bottom
ٱلْجُبِّl-jubi(of) the well
يَلْتَقِطْهُyaltaqiṭ'huwill pick him
بَعْضُbaʿḍusome
ٱلسَّيَّارَةِl-sayārati[the] caravan
إِنinif
كُنتُمْkuntumyou are
فَـٰعِلِينَfāʿilīnadoing

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

There are Lessons to draw from the Story of Yusuf Allah says that there are Ayat, lessons and wisdom to learn from the story of Yusuf and his brothers, for those who ask about their story and seek its knowledge. Surely, their story is unique and is worthy of being narrated. إِذْ قَالُواْ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَى أَبِينَا مِنَّا(When they said: "Truly, Yusuf and his brother are dearer to our father than we...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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