በእነርሱም ላይ ቅጣቱ በወደቀባቸው ጊዜ « ሙሳ ሆይ ! ጌታህን ላንተ ቃል ኪዳን በገባልህ ነገር ለእኛ ለምንልን ፡ ፡ ከእኛ ቅጣቱን ብታነሳልን ለአንተ በእርግጥ እናምንልሃለን ፡ ፡ የእስራኤልንም ልጆች ከአንተ ጋር በእርግጥ እንለቃለን ፤ » አሉ ፡ ፡
Yet when punishment overtook them , they said : " O Moses , invoke your Lord for us as you have been enjoined . If the torment is removed , we shall certainly believe in you and let the people of Israel go with you . "