Deuteronomy 1:9 BSB

Deuteronomy 1:9

At that time I said to you, “I cannot carry the burden for you alone.

BSB

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ASV

And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:

KJV

And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And I spake unto you at that time,.... About that time; for it was after the rock in Horeb was smitten, and before they encamped at Mount Sinai, that Jethro gave the advice which Moses took, and proceeded on it, as here related; see Exo 18:1. saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone; to rule and govern them, judge and determine matters between them.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

This appointment of the “captains” (compare Exo 18:21 ff) must not be confounded with that of the elders in Num 11:16 ff. The former would number 78,600; the latter were 70 only. A comparison between this passage and that in Exodus makes it obvious that Moses is only touching on certain parts of the whole history, without regard to order of time, but with a special purpose. This important arrangement for the good government of the people took place before they left Horeb to march direct to the promised land.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וָאֹמַ֣ר	va.'o.Mar	and I said	H559 →
אֲלֵכֶ֔ם	'a.le.Khem	to you	H413 →
בָּעֵ֥ת	ba.'Et	at the time	H6256 →
הַהִ֖וא	ha.Hiv'	<the> that	H1931 →
לֵאמֹ֑ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
אוּכַ֥ל	'u.Khal	I am able	H3201 →
לְבַדִּ֖י	le.va.Di	to alone me	H905 →
שְׂאֵ֥ת	se.'Et	to bear	H5375 →
אֶתְכֶֽם׃	'et.Khem	<obj.> you	H853 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Numbers 11:17
And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the…
leads to
- Numbers 11:25
  Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed that Spirit on the seventy elders. As the Spirit…
- 1 Samuel 10:6
  Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be transformed into a different person.
- 1 Corinthians 12:4–11
  There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
- 2 Kings 2:9
  After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,”…
- 2 Kings 2:15
  When the sons of the prophets who were facing him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down…
Through
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.
leads to
- Numbers 11:14–17
  I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me.
- Acts 6:1–4
  In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
- Philippians 2:30
  because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.

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