وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥٓ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ حُكۡمٗا وَعِلۡمٗاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ٢٢
And when he [i.e., Joseph] reached maturity, We gave him judgement and knowledge. And thus We reward the doers of good.
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وَلَمَّا And when walammā بَلَغَ he reached balagha أَشُدَّهُۥٓ his maturity ashuddahu ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ We gave him ātaynāhu حُكۡمٗا wisdom ḥuk'man وَعِلۡمٗاۚ and knowledge waʿil'man وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus wakadhālika نَجۡزِي We reward najzī ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ the good-doers l-muḥ'sinīna Tafsir When Joseph reached the height of his spiritual and physical strength, I gave him understanding and knowledge. With a reward similar to what I gave him, I reward those who do good by following Me.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran
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