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So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me one of the messengers.

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How can that be a ‘favour,’ of which you remind me, when ˹it was only because˺ you ˹have˺ enslaved the Children of Israel?”

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Pharaoh asked, “And what is ‘the Lord of all worlds’?”

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Moses replied, “˹He is˺ the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, if only you had sure faith.”

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Pharaoh said to those around him, “Did you hear ˹what he said˺?”

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Moses added, “˹He is˺ your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.”

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Pharaoh said ˹mockingly˺, “Your messenger, who has been sent to you, must be insane.”

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Moses responded: “˹He is˺ the Lord of the east and west, and everything in between, if only you had any sense.”

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Pharaoh threatened, “If you take any other god besides me, I will certainly have you imprisoned.”

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Moses responded, “Even if I bring you a clear proof?”

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