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Yusuf (Joseph)

Verse 72of 111

قَالُوا۟ نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَلِمَن جَآءَ بِهِۦ حِمْلُ بَعِيرٍۢ وَأَنَا۠ بِهِۦ زَعِيمٌۭ﴿٧٢

Translation (Sahih International)

They said, "We are missing the measure of the king. And for he who produces it is [the reward of] a camel's load, and I am responsible for it."

Word-by-word meaning

قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
نَفْقِدُnafqiduWe are missing
صُوَاعَṣuwāʿa(the) cup
ٱلْمَلِكِl-maliki(of) the king
وَلِمَنwalimanAnd for (one) who
جَآءَjāabrings
بِهِۦbihiit
حِمْلُḥim'lu(is) a load
بَعِيرٍۢbaʿīrin(of) a camel
وَأَنَا۠wa-anāand I
بِهِۦbihifor it
زَعِيمٌۭzaʿīmun(is) responsible

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Yusuf had His Golden Bowl placed in Binyamin's Bag; a Plot to keep Him in EgyptAfter Yusuf supplied them with their provisions, he ordered some of his servants to place his silver bowl (in Binyamin's bag), according to the majority of scholars. Some scholars said that the king's bowl was made from gold.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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