Surah Yusuf Ayat 78
Joseph · English translation · Edition God
They said, “O noble prince, he has a father, a very old man, so take one of us in his place. We see that you are a good person.”
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Surah Yusuf Ayat 76
So he began with their bags, before his brother's bag. Then he pulled it out of his brother’s bag. Thus We devised a plan for Joseph; he could not have detained his brother under the king’s law, unless God so willed. We elevate by degrees whomever We will; and above every person of knowledge, there is one more learned.
Surah Yusuf Ayat 77
They said, “If he has stolen, a brother of his has stolen before.” But Joseph kept it to himself, and did not reveal it to them. He said, “You are in a worse situation, and God is Aware of what you allege.”
Surah Yusuf Ayat 79
He said, “God forbid that we should arrest anyone except him in whose possession we found our property; for then we would be unjust.”
Surah Yusuf Ayat 80
And when they despaired of him, they conferred privately. Their eldest said, “Don’t you know that your father received a pledge from you before God, and in the past you failed with regard to Joseph? I will not leave this land until my father permits me, or God decides for me; for He is the Best of Deciders.”
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This is ayat 78 of Surah Yusuf (Joseph), surah 12 of the Quran. This surah contains 111 ayats. The English translation is by Talal Itani, ClearQuran, Edition God.
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