“But the Lord was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the Lord said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.”
But the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and heeded not my prayer; and the LORD said to me, 'Let it suffice you; speak to me no more of this matter' -- the refusal is absolute. The LORD's anger is attributed to the people's fault (the Kadesh rebellion), yet Moses bears the penalty. The command 'speak to me no more' closes the matter; further pleading is forbidden. This is mercy mixed with justice: Moses' life is spared, but not the consequence of leadership in a faithless generation.
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