Al-Ma'idah
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Al-Ma'idah · Ayah 47

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Translation

And let judge

Word Breakdown

وَلْيَحْكُمْ

And let judge

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

لْHarf · Imperative particle

Imperative particle: indicates a command in third person

let

يَحْكُمْFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPresentJussive
Rootحكم
Very common

to judge, give judgment, wisdom, rule

Lemmaحَكَمَ

Verb (form I) - to judge

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Grammar Rules

Jussive verb
وَلْيَحْكُمْ (And let judge) is in the jussive mood — it comes after لم ("did not") or a conditional word, which shortens its ending.
We translate it as "did not [verb]" or as part of a condition.
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَلْيَحْكُمْ (And let judge) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And let the People of the Gospel judge by what Allāh has revealed therein. And whoever does not judge by what Allāh has revealed - then it is those who are the defiantly disobedient.

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