Then you spoke in a vision to your faithful one and said, “I have set the crown on one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
Deuteronomy 1:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 But how can I bear the heavy burden of your disputes all by myself? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition How can I bear alone the weariness and pressure and burden of you and your strife? American Standard Version (1901) How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife? Common English Bible But how can I handle all your troubles, burdens, and disputes by myself? Catholic Public Domain Version Alone, I do not have the strength to endure your arbitrations and judgments and disputes. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I alone am not able to bear your business, and the charge of you and your differences. |
Then you spoke in a vision to your faithful one and said, “I have set the crown on one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
You will surely wear yourself out, both you and these people with you, for the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone.
to the one group a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is qualified for these things?
Not that we are qualified of ourselves to claim anything as coming from us; our qualification is from God,
May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times more and bless you, as he has promised you!
Choose for each of your tribes individuals who are wise, discerning, and reputable, and I will make them your leaders.’