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sister said to them, ‘Shall I tell the Forgiving One, the Merciful.
you of a family who will bring 17 He said, ‘My Lord, because of
him up for you and take good the favour that You have shown
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care of him?’ Thus We restored me, I vow that I will never be a
him to his mother, so that she helper of the guilty.’
might be comforted and not 18 The next morning, when he
grieve any more, and so that she was walking in the city,
would know that God’s promise apprehensive, and watchful, and
was true. But most of them do the man who had sought his help
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not realize this. When Moses the day before cried out to him
reached full manhood and again for help. Moses said to
maturity, We bestowed upon him him, ‘You are clearly a misguided
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wisdom and knowledge: this is man.’ When he wanted to catch
how We reward those who do the one who was an enemy to
good. them both, the man said, ‘Moses,
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He entered the city unnoticed do you want to kill me just as
by its people, and there he you killed a man yesterday? You
encountered two men fighting only want to become a tyrant in
with one another—one of his the land; you do not want to set
own people and the other one of things right.’ 20 A man came
his enemies. The one who running from the far side of the
belonged to his own people cried city, and said, ‘Moses, the
out to him for help against his authorities are conspiring to kill
foe—whereupon Moses struck you, so leave the city. I am one
him down with his fist, thereby of your well-wishers.’ 21 So
causing his death. Moses said, Moses departed from the city,
‘This is Satan’s doing; he is an fearful and vigilant, and prayed,
open foe, leading man astray.’ ‘My Lord, save me from these
16 He prayed, ‘Forgive me Lord, unjust people.’
for I have sinned against my 22 When he made his way
soul.’ God forgave him; for He is towards Midian, he said, ‘I am