Al-Ma'idah
5:70

Al-Ma'idah · Ayah 70

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Translation

Certainly

Word Breakdown

لَقَدْ

Certainly

Word Breakdown

لَHarf · Emphatic particle

Emphasis particle: adds emphasis or certainty

indeed

قَدْHarf · Certainty particle

certainly/indeed

Lemmaقَد

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Grammar Rules

Emphatic لَ (indeed)
لَقَدْ (Certainly) starts with لَ for emphasis — it's like saying "indeed!" or "certainly!".
We add "indeed" or "certainly" to show the emphasis.

Sahih International

We had already taken the covenant of the Children of Israel and had sent to them messengers. Whenever there came to them a messenger with what their souls did not desire, a party [of messengers] they denied, and another party they killed.

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