Yusuf 14: They said; “If a wolf eats him while we are truly many (and have power), we would certainly be counted as weak.”

A. Metin Saruhan · 13 June 2017 · Yusuf

Translation

They said; “If a wolf eats him while we are truly many (and have power), we would certainly be counted as weak.”

Tafsir

Then the brothers of Joseph said: O our father, we are a strong people, that is, we are a large group, and if we lose our brother among us to the wolf and he is eaten, then we are indeed weak. They said that if we cannot protect our brothers and sisters, we are useless.

What is said in the video

Yes, verse 14: they said, truly, while we are a strong group, if the wolf eats him, then we would truly be counted as helpless people. Now Jacob (peace be upon him) says: perhaps, he says, when you leave his side, he says, the wolf will eat him. And they say: if we cannot protect him, so many of us, if we let the wolf eat him, then we are truly helpless people, they say. But we are strong, powerful people. Would we, they say, leave him alone? In this situation. In the verse they said: truly, while we are a strong group, if the wolf eats him, then we would truly be counted as helpless people, it says.

Upon this, Joseph's brothers: O our father, we are a strong group, that is, we are a large group. If among us we lose our brother to the wolf, let it eat him, then we would truly be counted as helpless people. If we cannot guard and protect our brother, we would be useless people, they said. They tried this hard to reassure their father. But what will be, will be. No one can stand in the way of destiny. It will surely come to pass. And from here on the events begin. Well,