Quran2:62

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002:062 And We took your covenant, and raised the mount to be above you: “Take what We have given you with strength, and remember what is in it that you may be righteous.”
002:063 Then you turned away after this. And had it not been for God’s favour upon you and His mercy, you would have been of the losers.
002:064 You have come to know who it was amongst you that transgressed the Sabbath, We said to them: “Be despicable apes!”
002:065 And We did this as a punishment for what they had done in it and also afterwards, and a reminder to the righteous.
002:066 And Moses said to his people: “God orders you to slaughter a heifer.” They said: “Do you mock us?” He said: “I seek refuge with God that I not be of the ignorant ones.”
002:067 They said: “Call upon your Lord for us that He may clarify which it is.” He said: “He says it is a heifer neither too old nor too young, an age between that. So now do as you are commanded.”
002:068 They said: “Call upon your Lord for us that He may clarify what color it is.” He said: “He says it is a yellow heifer with a strong color, pleasing to those who see it.”
002:069 They said: “Call upon your Lord for us that He may clarify which one it is, for the heifers all look alike to us and we will, God willing, be guided.”
002:070. He said: “He says it is a heifer which was never subjugated to plough the land, or water the crops, free from any blemish.” They said: “Now you have come with the truth.” And they slaughtered it, though they had nearly not done so.
002:071 And you had murdered a person, then disputed in the matter; God was to bring out what you were keeping secret.