قوله تعالى : ( ورفعنا فوقهم الطور بميثاقهم وقلنا لهم ادخلوا الباب سجدا وقلنا لهم لا تعدوا في السبت ) قرأ أهل المدينة بتشديد الدال وفتح العين نافع برواية ورش ويجزمها الآخرون ، ومعناه : لا تعتدوا ولا تظلموا باصطياد الحيتان فيه ، ( وأخذنا منهم ميثاقا غليظا )
I frightened them by raising the mountain over them in order to take a firm promise from them to practice what it contained and we said to them, ‘Enter the gate of Jerusalem in prostration by bowing your heads’. They entered dragging their buttocks. I also said to them, ‘Do not disobey Me by fishing on the Saturday’; but they rebelled and went against My command. I took a firm promise from them for this, but they broke their promise.