but We brought forth generations communities after Moses and life was prolonged in their case in other words they lived long lives and so they forgot the covenants made with God knowledge disappeared and revelation ceased. Then We brought you as Messenger and revealed to you the story of Moses and others. And you were not a dweller a resident among the people of Midian reciting to them Our revelations tatlū ‘alayhim āyātinā a second predicate after thāwiyan ‘dweller’ to know their story and inform of it; but truly We are the senders of you as Messenger and the senders to you of the stories of former generations.