11 (A)May the Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times more numerous than you are, and bless you (B)as He has promised you! 12 (C)How can I alone bear your problems and your burdens and your complaints? 13 Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men from among your tribes, and I will make them [a]heads over you.’

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 1:13 rulers

11 May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase(A) you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised!(B) 12 But how can I bear your problems and your burdens and your disputes all by myself?(C) 13 Choose some wise, understanding and respected men(D) from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you.”

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