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Moses Appoints Leaders

Deuteronomy 1:9

In 11 translations

BSB
At that time I said to you, “I cannot carry the burden for you alone.
KJV
¶ And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
WEB
I spoke to you at that time, saying, “I am not able to bear you myself alone.
ASV
And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
LSV
And I speak to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you by myself;
YLT
'And I speak unto you at that time, saying, I am not able by myself to bear you;
DBY
And I spoke unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone.
DRC
And I said to you at that time:
GNV
And I spake vnto you the same time, saying, I am not able to beare you my selfe alone:
JPS
And I spoke unto you at that time, saying: 'I am not able to bear you myself alone;
LXXE
And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I shall not be able by myself to bear you.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וָאֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵכֶ֔ם בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִ֖וא לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹא־אוּכַ֥ל לְבַדִּ֖י שְׂאֵ֥ת אֶתְכֶֽם׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶπα πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, λέγων, οὐ δυνήσομαι μόνος φέρειν ὑμᾶς.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Exodus 18:18Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.
  • Numbers 11:17And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by…
  • Numbers 11:11–14So Moses asked the LORD, “Why have You brought this trouble on Your servant? Why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid upon me the burden of all these people? Did I conceive all these people? Did I…

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