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Surah Ta Ha (Ta Ha) 20 : 18

قَالَ هِىَ عَصَاىَ أَتَوَكَّؤُا۟ عَلَيْهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِى وَلِىَ فِيهَا مَـَٔارِبُ أُخْرَىٰ

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 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses."

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Word Arabic word
(20:18:1)
qāla
He said
(20:18:2)
(20:18:3)
ʿaṣāya
(is) my staff
(20:18:4)
atawakka-u
I lean
(20:18:5)
(20:18:6)
wa-ahushu
and I bring down leaves
(20:18:7)
(20:18:8)
(20:18:9)
ghanamī
my sheep
(20:18:10)
(20:18:11)
(20:18:12)
maāribu
(are) uses
(20:18:13)
ukh'rā
other

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Explanatory Note

The question did not ask about the uses he had for his staff, but rather about the object he was holding. Nevertheless, Moses realizes that he was not being asked to name the object in his hand, but to state what he did with it. Hence his answer outlining the purposes for which he used it. He used it for support when walking and beat the leaves of the trees so that they fell and were eaten by his sheep. We know that Moses tended sheep for Shu`ayb, his father-in-law. It is also reported that he had a number of sheep given him as his share. Furthermore, he had other uses for his staff to which he refers in general without going into specifics, because what he has already stated gives a clear indication of them.

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