[3:44] That is of the tidings of the Unseen. We reveal it to you for you were not with them, when they were casting quills, which of them should have charge of Mary; nor were you with them, when they were disputing.
i.e., We are informing you [Muḥammad] of these stories and speaking with you about their meaning. If it is We Who are telling you these stories, Our Speech is exalted, and [it is] more exalted and more perfect than if you had been a witness to [these events].