Translation of the meanings Ayah 59 Surah Al-Baqarah - English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 59

فَبَدَّلَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ قَوۡلًا غَيۡرَ ٱلَّذِي قِيلَ لَهُمۡ فَأَنزَلۡنَا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ رِجۡزٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَفۡسُقُونَ

But the wrongdoers changed the words to other than what they were told^[33]; so We sent down upon the wrongdoers a torment from the heaven for their rebelliousness.

[33] They were asked to seek forgiveness. The word is hittah, which means: to put down a burden, but they twisted their tongues to mean ‘barley’, hintah.