And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it.
Hath the Lord ... not spoken also by us? The prophetic name and character was bestowed upon Aaron (Exodus 4:15-16), and Miriam (Exodus 15:20); and therefore they considered the conduct of Moses, in exercising an exclusive authority in this matter, as an encroachment upon their rights (Micah 6:4).