Deuteronomy 1:9-11

New Catholic Bible

Appointment of Leaders. ⁹ At that time I said to you, “I am not able to carry the burden of leading you all by myself. ¹⁰ The Lord, your God, has multiplied you and now you are as numerous as the stars in the heavens. ¹¹ May the Lord, the God of your fathers, multiply you a thousand times over and bless you, as he has promised you.