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قَالُوا۟ يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَلْقَىٰ ٦٥
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They said, "O Moses, either you throw or we will be the first to throw."
Tafsir of "Ibn Kathir" (English)
The Competition, Musa's Victory, and the Magician's Faith Allah tells,قَالُوا يَا مُوسَىThey said:"O Musa!Allah, the Exalted, informs about the magicians when they met Musa, that they said to Musa,إِمَّا أَن تُلْقِيَ"Either you throw first..."meaning, "you go first."وَإِمَّا أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَلْقَى