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 ፡ ፡
Every time the penalty fell on them , they said : " O Moses ! on your behalf call on thy Lord in virtue of his promise to thee : If thou wilt remove the penalty from us , we shall truly believe in thee , and we shall send away the Children of Israel with thee . "