Surah Al-A'raf 7:115
ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦ ﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ
They said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."
Tafsir of Al-A'raf 7:115
Tafsir
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Verse range: 7:115
The Magicians convene and change Their Ropes into Snakes before Musa The magicians challenged Musa, when they said,
قالوا يا موسى إما أن تلقي وإما أن نكون نحن الملقين
They said: "O Musa! Either you throw (first), or shall we have the (first) throw (before you). In another Ayah, they said,
وإما أن نكون أول من ألقى
Or we be the first to throw. (20:65)