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 ፡ ፡
Whenever a plague struck them , they would say , " Moses , pray to your Lord for us by virtue of the promise He has made to you : if you remove this plague from us , we will surely believe in you and let the Children of Israel go with you , "