the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Deuteronomy 1:9
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"And I spoke to you at that time, saying, ‘I am not able to bear the burden of you alone.
"I spoke to you at that time, saying, 'I am not able to bear the burden of you alone.
And I spake vnto you in the same time, saying: I am not able to beare you my selfe alone.
"At that time I told you, ‘I can't take care of you by myself.
"At that time I said to you, 'I am not able alone to bear you;
I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
And I spake vnto you at that time, saying, I am not able to beare you my selfe alone:
And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
Then saide I vnto you at the same tyme: I am not able to beare you my self alone,
At the time I told you, "I can't do this, can't carry you all by myself. God , your God, has multiplied your numbers. Why, look at you—you rival the stars in the sky! And may God , the God-of-Your-Fathers, keep it up and multiply you another thousand times, bless you just as he promised. But how can I carry, all by myself, your troubles and burdens and quarrels? So select some wise, understanding, and seasoned men from your tribes, and I will commission them as your leaders."
And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
At that time I said to you, I am not able to undertake the care of you by myself;
And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
Exodus 18:13-27">[xr] "And I spoke to you at that time, saying: "I alone am not able to bear you.
Moses said: Right after the Lord commanded us to leave Mount Sinai, I told you: Israel, being your leader is too big a job for one person.
"At that time I told you, ‘You are too heavy a burden for me to carry alone.
And I spoke unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone.
And I spake vnto you the same time, saying, I am not able to beare you my selfe alone:
And I said to you at that time, I am not able to bear you myself alone;
Moses said to the people, "While we were still at Mount Sinai, I told you, ‘The responsibility for leading you is too much for me. I can't do it alone.
"I spoke to you at that time, saying, 'I am not able to bear the burden of you alone.
I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
And I spoke unto you at that time, saying: 'I am not able to bear you myself alone;
Moses continued, "At that time I told you, ‘You are too great a burden for me to carry all by myself.
"At that time I said to you, ‘I am not able to take care of you alone.
At that time I said to you, "I am unable by myself to bear you.
And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I shall not be able by myself to bear you.
And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
At that time I said to you, "I cannot carry the burden for you alone.
So spake unto you, at that time saying, I am unable, by myself, to carry you.
And I said to you at that time:
"And I spoke to them at that time, saying, ‘I am not able to bear you alone.
And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you by myself.
"At that time I said to you, ‘I am not able to bear you by myself.
"And I spoke to you at that time, saying, 'I am not able to endure you alone.
At that time I said, "I am not able to take care of you by myself.
"I said to you at that time: I can't bear the responsibility for you on my own.
And Y seide to you in that time, Y may not aloone susteyne you, for youre Lord God hath multiplied you,
`And I speak unto you at that time, saying, I am not able by myself to bear you;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I am not: Exodus 18:18, Numbers 11:11-14, Numbers 11:17
Reciprocal: Numbers 11:14 - General Deuteronomy 1:12 - General Acts 6:2 - we should Romans 13:6 - attending 1 Corinthians 13:7 - Beareth
Cross-References
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water.
God called the light "day" and the darkness "night." There was evening, and there was morning, marking the first day.
God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters and let it separate water from water."
God called the expanse "sky." There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear." It was so.
God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: plants yielding seeds according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds." It was so.
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground."
Then God said, "I now give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the entire earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And I spake unto you at that time,.... About that time; for it was after the rock in Horeb was smitten, and before they encamped at Mount Sinai, that Jethro gave the advice which Moses took, and proceeded on it, as here related; see Exodus 18:1
saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone; to rule and govern them, judge and determine matters between them. Jethro suggested this to Moses, and he took the hint, and was conscious to himself that it was too much for him, and so declared it to the people, though it is not before recorded; see Exodus 18:18.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
This appointment of the “captains” (compare Exodus 18:21 ff) must not be confounded with that of the elders in Numbers 11:16 ff. The former would number 78,600; the latter were 70 only.
A comparison between this passage and that in Exodus makes it obvious that Moses is only touching on certain parts of the whole history, without regard to order of time, but with a special purpose. This important arrangement for the good government of the people took place before they left Horeb to march direct to the promised land. This fact sets more clearly before us the perverseness and ingratitude of the people, to which the orator next passes; and shows, what he was anxious to impress, that the fault of the 40 years’ delay rested only with themselves!