¶ And I spake [a]unto you the same time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:

10 The Lord your God hath [b]multiplied you: and behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven in number:

11 (The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you,)

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 1:9 By the counsel of Jethro my father-in-law, Exod. 18:19.
  2. Deuteronomy 1:10 Not so much by the course of nature, as miraculously.

The Appointment of Leaders

At that time I said to you, “You are too heavy a burden(A) for me to carry alone.(B) 10 The Lord your God has increased(C) your numbers(D) so that today you are as numerous(E) as the stars in the sky.(F) 11 May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase(G) you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised!(H)

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