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the people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear ˹Allah˺?”

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He replied, “My Lord! I fear that they will reject me.

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And ˹so˺ my heart will be broken and my tongue will be tied. So send Aaron along ˹as a messenger˺.

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Also, they have a charge against me,1 so I fear they may kill me.”

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Allah responded, “Certainly not! So go, both of you, with Our signs. We will be with you, listening.

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Go to Pharaoh and say, ‘We are messengers from the Lord of all worlds,

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˹commanded to say:˺ ‘Let the Children of Israel go with us.’’”

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Pharaoh protested, “Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you stayed several years of your life in our care?

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Then you did what you did,1 being ˹utterly˺ ungrateful!”

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Moses replied, “I did it then, lacking guidance.

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