So they disputed, one with another, over their affair, but they kept their talk secret.(2586)
2586 They knew that they had here to deal with no ordinary man, but a man with powers above what they could conceive of. But evil always thinks evil. Judging Moses and Aaron by their own standards, they thought that these two were also tricksters, with some tricks superior to their own. All they had to do was to stand together, and they must win. I construe 20: 63-64 to be their private talk among themselves, followed by their open challenge to Moses in 20:65.