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shall surely win.’ Then Moses 58 their treasures and their noble
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threw down his staff, and it dwellings— and We made the
swallowed up all that they had Children of Israel inheritors of
conjured into being. 46 The these bounties.
magicians fell down prostrate, 60 Pharaoh and his people
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saying, ‘We believe in the Lord pursued them at sunrise, and
of the Worlds, 48 the Lord of when the two groups saw each
Moses and Aaron.’ other, Moses’ companions said,
49 Pharaoh said, ‘Have you ‘We are sure to be overtaken.’
come to believe in him, before I 62 Moses replied, ‘No, My Lord
have given you permission? He is with me, and He will guide
is surely your master who has me.’ 63 Then We bade Moses
taught you magic. But you shall strike the sea with his staff. And
see. I will cut off your hands and it parted, and each part was
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feet on alternate sides and crucify like a huge mountain. In the
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you all.’ They said, ‘There is meantime We made the others
no harm. To our Lord we shall approach that place. 65 We
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return. We hope our Lord will delivered Moses and all those
forgive us, as we are the first of who were with him, 66 then We
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the believers.’ drowned the others. Surely in
52 Then We revealed Our will that there is a sign; yet most of
to Moses, saying, ‘Set forth with them do not believe: 68 truly,
My servants, in the night, for your Lord is the Mighty One, the
you will surely be pursued.’ Merciful.
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And Pharaoh sent forth heralds Tell them the story of
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to all the cities. ‘These,’ they Abraham, 70 when he asked his
said, ‘are only a small band— father and his people, ‘What is
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55 and they have enraged us— that which you worship?’ They
56 we are a large and watchful said, ‘We worship idols and will
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force.’ 57 So We made them continue to cling to them.’ He
leave their gardens and springs, asked, ‘Do they hear you when