And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.
Ver. 11. And Aaron said unto Moses.] His late sin had choked him, as it were, - as David in like case felt his mouth stopped, Psa 51:15 - and therefore he requesteth Moses to mediate for Miriam. Our own key may be rusty sometimes, and we glad to make use of another's key, to open the cabinet of God's grace, that therehence we may take out mercy for ourselves and others.