Deuteronomy 1:12
Good News Translation
But how can I alone bear the heavy responsibility for settling your disputes?

New Revised Standard Version
But how can I bear the heavy burden of your disputes all by myself?

Contemporary English Version
But I cannot take care of all your problems and settle all your arguments alone.

New American Bible
But how can I, by myself, bear the weight, the contentiousness of you?

Douay-Rheims Bible
I alone am not able to bear your business, and the charge of you and your differences.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

I alone am not able to bear your business, and the charge of you and your differences.

Deuteronomy 1:9 And I said to you at that time:

Exodus 18:13-16 And the next day Moses sat to judge the people, who stood by Moses from morning until night. . . .

Numbers 11:11-15 And he said to the Lord: Why hast thou afflicted thy servant? Wherefore do I not find favour before thee? And why hast thou laid the weight of all this people upon me? . . .

1 Kings 8:7-9 For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and covered the ark, and the staves thereof above. . . .

Psalm 89:19 Then thou spokest in a vision to thy saints, and saidst: I have laid help upon one that is mighty, and have exalted one chosen out of my people.

2 Corinthians 2:16 To the one indeed the odour of death unto death: but to the others the odour of life unto life. And for these things who is so sufficient?

2 Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient to think any thing of ourselves, as of ourselves: but our sufficiency is from God.

Context
Moses Appoints Leaders
11(The Lord God of your fathers add to this number many thousands, and bless you as he hath spoken.) 12I alone am not able to bear your business, and the charge of you and your differences.13Let me have from among you wise and understanding men, and such whose conversation is approved among your tribes, that I may appoint them your rulers.…
Cross References
Exodus 18:18
Thou art spent with foolish labour, both thou, and this people that is with thee; the business is above thy strength, thou alone canst not bear it.

Numbers 11:11
And he said to the Lord: Why hast thou afflicted thy servant? Wherefore do I not find favour before thee? And why hast thou laid the weight of all this people upon me?

Numbers 11:14
I am not able alone to bear all this people, because it is too heavy for me.

Deuteronomy 1:11
(The Lord God of your fathers add to this number many thousands, and bless you as he hath spoken.)

Deuteronomy 1:13
Let me have from among you wise and understanding men, and such whose conversation is approved among your tribes, that I may appoint them your rulers.

Deuteronomy 1:11
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