And [remember] when Moses said to his people, "O my people, indeed you have wronged yourselves by taking the calf [as a god]. So repent to your Creator and kill your own [wrongdoers among you]. *_{Exodus 32:27}* That is best for [all of] you to your Creator." Then He accepted your repentance; indeed, He is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.