Al-A'raf
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Al-A'raf · Ayah 138

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Translation

And We led across

Word Breakdown

وَجَـٰوَزْنَا

And We led across

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

جَٰوَزْFi'l · Verb
1st personPluralPastForm ((III))
Rootجوز
Uncommon

to pass a certain boundary, to cross

Lemmaجَاوَزَ

Verb (form III) - to cross, to pass beyond

نَاIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (1st person plural)

us/our

1st personPlural

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَجَـٰوَزْنَا (And We led across) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Verb form III — mutual action
وَجَـٰوَزْنَا (And We led across) uses form III (فَاعَلَ) — it describes doing something with or to each other.
The action involves two parties.
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَجَـٰوَزْنَا (And We led across) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And We took the Children of Israel across the sea; then they came upon a people intent in devotion to [some] idols of theirs. They [the Children of Israel] said, "O Moses, make for us a god just as they have gods." He said, "Indeed, you are a people behaving ignorantly.

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