ሙሳም አለ ፡ - « ጌታችን ሆይ ! አንተ ለፈርዖንና ለሹሞቹ በቅርቢቱ ሕይወት ጌጥን ብዙ ገንዘቦችንም በእርግጥ ሰጠህ ፡ ፡ ጌታችን ሆይ ! ከመንገድህ ያሳስቱ ዘንድ ( ሰጠሃቸው ) ፡ ፡ ጌታችን ሆይ ! ገንዘቦቻቸውን አጥፋ ፡ ፡ በልቦቻቸውም ላይ አትም ፡ ፡ አሳማሚን ቅጣት እስከሚያዩ አያምኑምና ፡ ፡ »
Moses said , " Lord , You have given the Pharaoh and his people great riches and splendor in this life and this makes them stray from Your path . Lord , destroy their wealth and harden their hearts in disbelief so that they will suffer the most painful torment " .