وَجَاوَزۡنَا بِبَنِىۡۤ اِسۡرَاۤءِيۡلَ الۡبَحۡرَ فَاَتَوۡا عَلٰى قَوۡمٍ يَّعۡكُفُوۡنَ عَلٰٓى اَصۡنَامٍ لَّهُمۡۚ قَالُوۡا يٰمُوۡسَى اجۡعَل لَّـنَاۤ اِلٰهًا كَمَا لَهُمۡ اٰلِهَةٌ ؕ قَالَ اِنَّكُمۡ قَوۡمٌ تَجۡهَلُوۡنَ
And We brought the Children of Israel across the (Mediterranean) Sea where they came upon a people who were squatting around their idols (for worship) in deep devotion. They (the Children of Israel) said: ‘O Musa (Moses)! Make for us too a god like the ones they have.’ Musa (Moses) said: ‘You are surely a very ignorant people.