وَوَعَدْنَا مُوسَى ثَلَثِینَ لَیْلَةً وَأَتْمَمْنَهَا بِعَشْر فَتَمَّ مِیقَتُ رَبِّهِ أَرْبَعِینَ لَیْلَةً وَقَالَ مُوسَى لاَِخیهِ هَـرُونَ اخْلُفْنِى فِى قَوْمِى وَأَصْلِحْ وَلاَ تَتَّبِعْ سَبِیلَ الْمُفْسِدِینَ (142)142- AND WE APPOINTED WITH MOSES THIRTY NIGHTS, AND COMPLETED IT WITH TEN (MORE). SO THE APPOINTMENT OF HIS LORD COMPLETED IN FORTY NIGHTS.
AND MOSES HAD SAID TO HIS BROTHER AARON: `TAKE MY PLACE AMONG MY PEOPLE, AND CORRECT THEM, AND FOLLOW NOT THE WAY OF CORRUPTORS.