Numbers 11:14
New International Version
I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me.

New Living Translation
I can’t carry all these people by myself! The load is far too heavy!

English Standard Version
I am not able to carry all this people alone; the burden is too heavy for me.

Berean Standard Bible
I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me.

King James Bible
I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.

New King James Version
I am not able to bear all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me.

New American Standard Bible
I am not able to carry all this people by myself, because it is too burdensome for me.

NASB 1995
“I alone am not able to carry all this people, because it is too burdensome for me.

NASB 1977
“I alone am not able to carry all this people, because it is too burdensome for me.

Legacy Standard Bible
I alone am not able to carry all this people because it is too heavy for me.

Amplified Bible
I am not able to carry all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me.

Christian Standard Bible
I can’t carry all these people by myself. They are too much for me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I can’t carry all these people by myself. They are too much for me.

American Standard Version
I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.

Contemporary English Version
This job is too much for me. How can I take care of all these people by myself?

English Revised Version
I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I can't take care of all these people by myself. This is too much work for me!

Good News Translation
I can't be responsible for all these people by myself; it's too much for me!

International Standard Version
I cannot carry this whole nation! The burden is too heavy for me!

Majority Standard Bible
I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me.

NET Bible
I am not able to bear this entire people alone, because it is too heavy for me!

New Heart English Bible
I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.

Webster's Bible Translation
I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.

World English Bible
I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I am not able—I alone—to bear all this people, for [it is] too heavy for me;

Young's Literal Translation
I am not able -- I alone -- to bear all this people, for it is too heavy for me;

Smith's Literal Translation
I shall not be able to lift up alone all this people, for it is heavy for me.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I am not able alone to bear all this people, because it is too heavy for me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I alone am unable to sustain this entire people, because it is too heavy for me.

New American Bible
I cannot carry all this people by myself, for they are too heavy for me.

New Revised Standard Version
I am not able to carry all this people alone, for they are too heavy for me.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
I am not able to bear all this people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
I cannot endure all this people alone, because it is too hard for me.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
I am not able to bear all this people myself alone, because it is too heavy for me.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
I shall not be able to bear this people alone, for this thing is too heavy for me.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Complaint of Moses
13Where can I get meat for all these people? For they keep crying out to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ 14I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me. 15If this is how You are going to treat me, please kill me right now—if I have found favor in Your eyes—and let me not see my own wretchedness.”…

Cross References
Exodus 18:18
Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.

Deuteronomy 1:9-12
At that time I said to you, “I cannot carry the burden for you alone. / The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky. / May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised. ...

1 Kings 3:7-9
And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in. / Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number. / Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”

Exodus 18:22
Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you.

1 Samuel 15:11
“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.

1 Kings 19:4
while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

Jeremiah 20:7-9
You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me. / For whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long. / If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.

2 Corinthians 11:28-29
Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches. / Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?

Matthew 11:28-30
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Galatians 6:2
Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Exodus 32:32
Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”

2 Corinthians 2:16
To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?

1 Corinthians 12:25-26
so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another. / If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

Acts 15:10
Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?

2 Timothy 2:2
And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Exodus 18:18
Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.

Deuteronomy 1:9-12
And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone: …

Psalm 89:19
Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

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Numbers 11
1. The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer
4. The people crave meat, and loathe manna
10. Moses complains of his charge
16. God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders,
18. and to give the people meat for a month
21. Moses' faith is staggered
31. Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth Hattaavah














I am not able to carry all these people
In this phrase, Moses expresses his overwhelming burden as the leader of the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "carry" is "nasa," which means to lift, bear, or carry a load. This reflects the physical and emotional weight Moses feels. Historically, Moses was tasked with leading a large, often rebellious group through the wilderness, a task that was humanly impossible without divine assistance. This phrase highlights the human limitations of even the most faithful leaders and the necessity of relying on God's strength.

by myself
The phrase "by myself" underscores Moses' sense of isolation in his leadership role. The Hebrew word "bad" can mean alone or apart. Moses feels the crushing solitude of leadership, a common experience for those in positions of authority. This reflects the biblical principle that leadership is not meant to be a solitary endeavor. In the broader scriptural context, God often provides support through others, as seen later when He appoints seventy elders to assist Moses (Numbers 11:16-17).

because it is too burdensome for me
Here, Moses acknowledges the "burdensome" nature of his task. The Hebrew word "kaved" means heavy or weighty, indicating the immense pressure and responsibility he feels. This confession of inadequacy is a pivotal moment of humility and honesty before God. It serves as a reminder that acknowledging our limitations is not a sign of weakness but a step toward seeking God's provision and strength. Historically, this moment precedes God's provision of help, illustrating His faithfulness in responding to the needs of His people.

(14) To bear all this people alone.--In accordance with the advice of Jethro, able men had been chosen out of all Israel who heard and determined the small matters which arose among them (Exodus 18:25-26), but they were of no avail on occasions such as the present.

My wretchedness.--Or, my evil. This is one of the eighteen places in which the scribes are said to have altered the text, and to have substituted my for Thy.

Verse 14. - 1 am not able to bear all this people alone. This complaint, while reasonable in itself, shows how unreasonable the rest of his words were. However many he might have had to share his responsibilities, be could not have provided flesh for the people, nor enabled them to live one day in the wilderness; this had never been laid upon him.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I
אָנֹכִי֙ (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 595: I

cannot
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

carry
לָשֵׂ֖את (lā·śêṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

these
הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

people
הָעָ֣ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

by myself;
לְבַדִּ֔י (lə·ḇad·dî)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of

[it is] too burdensome
כָבֵ֖ד (ḵā·ḇêḏ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 3515: Heavy

for me.
מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ (mim·men·nî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of


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