﴿ قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُلْقِينَ ﴾

“They said: "O Moses! Either thou shalt throw [thy staff first], or we shall [be the first to] throw."”

(They said: O Moses! Either throw) first (or let us be the first throwers)?