7:21

Al-A'raf · Ayah 21

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And he swore (to) both of them

وَقَاسَمَهُمَآ

And he swore (to) both of them

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

قَاسَمَFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculineSingularPastForm ((III))

Rootقسم

★★★★Common

to divide, distribute; to swear, take an oath

Lemmaقَاسَمَ

Verb (form III) - to swear

هُمَآIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person dual)

them two/their

3rd personDual

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Past tense verb

وَقَاسَمَهُمَآ (And he swore (to) both of them) 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

وَقَاسَمَهُمَآ (And he swore (to) both of them) uses form III (فَاعَلَ) — it describes doing something with or to each other.

The action involves two parties.

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَقَاسَمَهُمَآ (And he swore (to) both of them) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

And he swore [by Allāh] to them, "Indeed, I am to you from among the sincere advisors."

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