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Numbers 20:23

“And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,”

Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.

And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,

Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.

Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:

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The verse explicitly states "the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron," directly attributing the speech to the Lord himself, not to an intermediary or messenger. While agency conventions existed, this verse presents a direct divine communication, making an agency representation explanation less necessary or even contradictory to the plain reading.

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Numbers 20:7

“And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,”

Numbers 16:20

“And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,”

Numbers 16:23

“And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,”

Numbers 14:26

“And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,”

Numbers 19:1

“And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,”

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