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 ፡ ፡
And whenever the punishment came upon them they said , “ O Moosa ! Pray to your Lord for us , by means of His covenant which you have ; indeed if you lift the punishment from us we will surely accept faith in you and let the Descendants of Israel go with you . ”