2.71 . ( Moses ) answered : Lo! He saith : Verily she is a cow unyoked ; she plougheth not the soil nor watereth the tilth ; whole and without mark . They said : Now thou bringest the truth . So they sacrificed her , though almost they did not .
2. 2.72 . And ( remember ) when ye slew a man and disagreed concerning it and Allah brought forth that which ye were hiding .
2. 2.73 . And We said : Smite him with some of it . Thus Allah bringeth the dead to life and showeth you His portents so that ye may understand .
2. 2.74 . Then , even after that , your hearts were hardened and became as rocks , or worse than rocks , for hardness . For indeed there are rocks from out which rivers gush , and indeed there are rocks which split asunder so that water Soweth from them . And indeed there are rocks which fall down for the fear of Allah . Allah is not unaware of what ye do .
2. 2.75 . Have ye any hope that they will be true to you when a party of them used to listen to the Word of Allah , then used to change it , after they had understood it knowingly?
2. 2.76 . And when they fall in with those who believe , they say : We believe . But when they go apart one with another they say : Prate ye to them of that which Allah hath disclosed to you that they may contend with you before your Lord concerning it? Have ye then no sense?
2. 2.77 . Are they then unaware that Allah knoweth that which they keep hidden and that which they proclaim?
2. 2.78 . Among them are unlettered folk who know the scripture not except from hearsay . They but guess .
2. 2.79 . Therefore woe be unto those who write the Scripture with their hands anthem say , "This is from Allah , " that they may purchase a small gain therewith . Woe unto them for that their hands have written , and woe unto them for that they earn thereby .
2. 2.80 . And they say : The fire ( of punishment ) will not touch save for a certain number of days . Say : Have ye received a covenant from Allah truly Allah will not break His covenant or tell ye concerning Allah that which ye know not?
