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Quran 2:72 · 72nd verse of 286
The Cow
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وَإِذْ قَتَلْتُمْ نَفْسًا فَٱدَّٰرَْٰٔتُمْ فِيهَا ۖ وَٱللَّهُ مُخْرِجٌ مَّا كُنتُمْ تَكْتُمُونَ 
72
Transliteration
wa-idh qataltum nafsan fa-iddāratum fīhā wal-lahu mukh'rijun mā kuntum taktumūna
Saheeh International
And [recall] when you slew a man and disputed over it, but Allah was to bring out that which you were concealing.
Comparative Study
16 scholarly English translations of verse 72 from Surah Al-Baqarah, presented for comparative study.
Remember ye slew a man and fell into a dispute among yourselves as to the crime: But Allah was to bring forth what ye did hide.
And (remember) when you killed a man and fell into dispute among yourselves as to the crime. But Allah brought forth that which you were hiding.
Remember when you killed a man and blamed each other for the deed, God brought to light what you concealed.
And (remember) when you slew a man and were therefore accusing each other concerning it; and Allah wanted to expose what you were hiding.
And when you killed a living soul, and disputed thereon -- and God disclosed what you were hiding --
And recall what time ye slew a person, then quarrelled among yourselves respecting it, and Allah was to bring out that which ye were hiding.
And recall when you killed a person, and disputed in the matter; but God was to expose what you were hiding.
You should also recall to mind another incident: You slew a man and began to dispute about the murder and accuse one another of it, but Allah had decreed that what you were trying to hide should be disclosed.
And (remember) when you killed a man and disagreed among yourselves as to the crime. But Allah brought forth that which you were Taktumun.
And (remember) when ye slew a man and disagreed concerning it and Allah brought forth that which ye were hiding.
And when you killed a soul, and accused one another about it—and Allah was to expose what you were concealing—
And when you slew a soul and then fell out with one another concerning it, Allah made known what you concealed.
When you murdered someone, each one of you tried to accuse others of being guilty. However, God made public what you were hiding.
And when you killed a man, then you disagreed with respect to that, and Allah was to bring forth that which you were going to hide.
Then, when you [Israelites] killed someone and started to blame one another, God brought to light what you concealed,
