 ምክንያቱም እስራኤላውያን በበደሉና እግዚአብሔር ሊያጠፋቸው በወደደ ጊዜ ሙሴ፡ - ይህን ኃጢአታቸው ይቅር በላቸው፤ ያለዚያ ግን ከጻፍኸው መጽሐፍህ እባክህ ደምስሰኝ ብሏልና / ዘጸ .
A little later, after the Israelites had made a golden calf to worship, Moses said, "But now, please forgive their sin - but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written" (32).