« ለኛ ጌታህን ጠይቅልን ፤ እርሷ ምን እንደኾነች ( ዕድሜዋን ) ያብራራልን » አሉ ፡ ፡ « እርሱ እርሷ ያላረጀች ጥጃም ያልኾነች በዚህ መካከል ልከኛ የኾነች ጊደር ናት ይላችኋል ፤ የታዘዛችሁትንም ሥሩ » አላቸው ፡ ፡
They said : Call on your Lord for our sake to make it plain to us what she is . Musa said : He says , Surely she is a cow neither advanced in age nor too young , of middle age between that ( and this ) ; do therefore what you are commanded .