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fled, and did not look back. ‘O Moses replied, ‘My Lord knows
Moses,’ said the voice, ‘come best who comes with guidance
forward and have no fear; you from Him and who will attain
are quite safe. 32 Put your hand the heavenly abode in the
into your bosom; it will come hereafter. The wrongdoers shall
out [shining] white, without never prosper.’ 38 Pharaoh said,
blemish; now draw your arm ‘O nobles, I know of no god for
close to your body to calm your you other than myself. So,
fears. These are two credentials Haman, burn me bricks of clay,
from your Lord for Pharaoh and and build me a high tower, so
his nobles. Surely, they are a that I may have a look at the God
rebellious people.’ of Moses, though I consider him
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Moses said, ‘My Lord, I to be one of the liars.’
have killed one of their people 39 He and his hosts behaved
and fear that they may kill me. arrogantly in the land without
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My brother Aaron is more any justification—thinking that
eloquent than I am. Send him they would not be recalled to
with me to support me and back Us— 40 so We seized him and his
me up. For I fear that they will hosts and cast them into the sea.
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reject me.’ God said: ‘We shall Consider the fate of the
strengthen your arm through your wrongdoers. 41 We had made
brother, We shall give you both them leaders, but they called
power, so that they shall not be people to the Fire; and on the
able to harm you. Set forth with Day of Judgement they will not
Our signs. You, and those who be helped. 42 We have caused a
follow you, will surely prevail.’ curse to follow them in this
36 When Moses came to them world and, on the Day of
with Our clear signs, they said, Judgement, they will be among
‘This is nothing but contrived the wretched. 43 After We had
magic. We never heard of this destroyed the earlier generations,
among our forefathers.’ 37 And We gave Moses the Book to give