And his wife was standing by, so she laughed,1 then We gave her good news of ˹the birth of˺ Isaac, and, after him, Jacob.
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يعقوب
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Abū Jaʿfar
Ibn ʿĀmir
Nāfiʿ
Ḥamzah
Ibn Kathīr
Khalaf
Abū ʿAmr
al-Kisāʾī
Yaʿqūb
ʿĀṣim
Readings:
يَعْقُوبَ
Yaʿqūba
“and after Isaac, of Jacob”
In this reading, Jacob's name is either genitive by conjunction to Isaac's, or accusative with the meaning 'We gifted her Jacob'.
يَعْقُوبُ
Yaʿqūbu
“and Jacob after Isaac”
In this reading, Jacob's name is nominative as the subject, with its predicate preceding it, or implied.
Explanation:
These readings convey the same meaning in slightly different ways [Makki]. NB: the readings are indistinguishable when one stops at the end of this ayah.
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
Explanation:
These readings convey the same meaning in slightly different ways [Makki]. NB: the readings are indistinguishable when one stops at the end of this ayah.