لَقَدْ Certainly أَخَذْنَا We took مِيثَـٰقَ a Covenant بَنِىٓ (from the) Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel وَأَرْسَلْنَآ and We sent إِلَيْهِمْ to them رُسُلًۭا ۖ Messengers كُلَّمَا Whenever جَآءَهُمْ came to them رَسُولٌۢ any Messenger بِمَا with what لَا not تَهْوَىٰٓ desired أَنفُسُهُمْ their souls فَرِيقًۭا a group كَذَّبُوا۟ they denied وَفَرِيقًۭا and a group يَقْتُلُونَ they kill ٧٠
We had already taken the covenant of the Children of Israel and had sent to them messengers. Whenever there came to them a messenger with what their souls did not desire, a party [of messengers] they denied, and another party they killed.
— Come To Light