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Yusuf 12:63

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فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِيهِمْ قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَبَانَا مُنِعَ مِنَّا ٱلْكَيْلُ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَآ أَخَانَا نَكْتَلْ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَـٰفِظُونَ

So when they returned to their father, they said, "O our father, [further] measure has been denied to us, so send with us our brother [that] we will be given measure. And indeed, we will be his guardians."

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يخبر تعالى عنهم إنهم رجعوا إلى أبيهم ( قالوا ياأبانا منع منا الكيل ) يعنون بعد هذه المرة ، إن لم ترسل معنا أخانا بنيامين ، فأرسله معنا نكتل .وقرأ بعضهم : [ يكتل ] بالياء ، أي يكتل هو ، ( وإنا له لحافظون ) أي : لا تخف عليه فإنه سيرجع إليك . وهذا كما قالوا له في يوسف : ( أرسله معنا غدا يرتع ويلعب وإنا له لحافظون )

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