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messengers from the Lord of all men. Send with us the Children of
lsrael.” '
(Pharaoh) said to Musa: 'Did We not bring you up when you were an
infant? And have you not spent several years of your life amongst us?
Yet you have done what you have done; surely you are ungrateful.'
(Musa) replied: 'I did that when I was in error. I fled from you because
I feared you. But my Lord has given me wisdom and made me one of
the apostles. And this is the favor with which you taunt me: you have
enslaved the Children of Israel.'
'Who is the Lord of all men? 'asked Pharaoh. Musa replied: 'He is the
Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them. If only
you had faith! '
'Do you hear?' said Pharaoh to those around him.
'He is your Lord,' went onMusa, 'and the Lord of your forefathers.'
Pharaoh said; 'The apostle who has been sent to you is surely
possessed'
'He is the Lord of the East and the West,' said Musa, 'and all that lies
between them. If only you could understand! '
'If you serve any other god but myself,' replied Pharaoh, 'you shall be
thrown into prison.'
Even if I showed you a convincing sign?' saidMusa.
Pharaoh replied: 'Showus your sign, if what you say be true.'
Musa threw down his staff and thereupon it changed to a veritable
serpent. Then he drew out his hand, and it appeared white to all who
saw it.
This man,' said Pharaoh to his nobles, 'is a skilled enchanter who
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