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Wednesday, September 17th, 2025
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Webster's Bible Translation
Deuteronomy 1:9
And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
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Hebrew Names Version
I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
King James Version
And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
Lexham English Bible
"And I spoke to them at that time, saying, ‘I am not able to bear you alone.
"And I spoke to them at that time, saying, ‘I am not able to bear you alone.
English Standard Version
"At that time I said to you, ‘I am not able to bear you by myself.
"At that time I said to you, ‘I am not able to bear you by myself.
New Century Version
At that time I said, "I am not able to take care of you by myself.
At that time I said, "I am not able to take care of you by myself.
New English Translation
I also said to you at that time, "I am no longer able to sustain you by myself.
I also said to you at that time, "I am no longer able to sustain you by myself.
Amplified Bible
"I spoke to you at that time, saying, 'I am not able to bear the burden of you alone.
"I spoke to you at that time, saying, 'I am not able to bear the burden of you alone.
New American Standard Bible
"And I spoke to you at that time, saying, 'I am not able to endure you alone.
"And I spoke to you at that time, saying, 'I am not able to endure you alone.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And I spake vnto you the same time, saying, I am not able to beare you my selfe alone:
And I spake vnto you the same time, saying, I am not able to beare you my selfe alone:
Legacy Standard Bible
"And I spoke to you at that time, saying, ‘I am not able to bear the burden of you alone.
"And I spoke to you at that time, saying, ‘I am not able to bear the burden of you alone.
Contemporary English Version
Moses said: Right after the Lord commanded us to leave Mount Sinai, I told you: Israel, being your leader is too big a job for one person.
Moses said: Right after the Lord commanded us to leave Mount Sinai, I told you: Israel, being your leader is too big a job for one person.
Complete Jewish Bible
"At that time I told you, ‘You are too heavy a burden for me to carry alone.
"At that time I told you, ‘You are too heavy a burden for me to carry alone.
Darby Translation
And I spoke unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone.
And I spoke unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone.
Easy-to-Read Version
"At that time I told you, ‘I can't take care of you by myself.
"At that time I told you, ‘I can't take care of you by myself.
George Lamsa Translation
And I said to you at that time, I am not able to bear you myself alone;
And I said to you at that time, I am not able to bear you myself alone;
Good News Translation
Moses said to the people, "While we were still at Mount Sinai, I told you, ‘The responsibility for leading you is too much for me. I can't do it alone.
Moses said to the people, "While we were still at Mount Sinai, I told you, ‘The responsibility for leading you is too much for me. I can't do it alone.
Christian Standard Bible®
“I said to you at that time: I can’t bear the responsibility for you on my own.
“I said to you at that time: I can’t bear the responsibility for you on my own.
Literal Translation
And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you by myself.
And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you by myself.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then saide I vnto you at the same tyme: I am not able to beare you my self alone,
Then saide I vnto you at the same tyme: I am not able to beare you my self alone,
American Standard Version
And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
Bible in Basic English
At that time I said to you, I am not able to undertake the care of you by myself;
At that time I said to you, I am not able to undertake the care of you by myself;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I spake vnto you in the same time, saying: I am not able to beare you my selfe alone.
And I spake vnto you in the same time, saying: I am not able to beare you my selfe alone.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And I spoke unto you at that time, saying: 'I am not able to bear you myself alone;
And I spoke unto you at that time, saying: 'I am not able to bear you myself alone;
King James Version (1611)
And I spake vnto you at that time, saying, I am not able to beare you my selfe alone:
And I spake vnto you at that time, saying, I am not able to beare you my selfe alone:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I shall not be able by myself to bear you.
And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I shall not be able by myself to bear you.
English Revised Version
And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
Berean Standard Bible
At that time I said to you, "I cannot carry the burden for you alone.
At that time I said to you, "I cannot carry the burden for you alone.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y seide to you in that time, Y may not aloone susteyne you, for youre Lord God hath multiplied you,
And Y seide to you in that time, Y may not aloone susteyne you, for youre Lord God hath multiplied you,
Young's Literal Translation
`And I speak unto you at that time, saying, I am not able by myself to bear you;
`And I speak unto you at that time, saying, I am not able by myself to bear you;
Update Bible Version
And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
World English Bible
I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
New King James Version
Exodus 18:13-27">[xr] "And I spoke to you at that time, saying: "I alone am not able to bear you.
Exodus 18:13-27">[xr] "And I spoke to you at that time, saying: "I alone am not able to bear you.
New Living Translation
Moses continued, "At that time I told you, ‘You are too great a burden for me to carry all by myself.
Moses continued, "At that time I told you, ‘You are too great a burden for me to carry all by myself.
New Life Bible
"At that time I said to you, ‘I am not able to take care of you alone.
"At that time I said to you, ‘I am not able to take care of you alone.
New Revised Standard
At that time I said to you, "I am unable by myself to bear you.
At that time I said to you, "I am unable by myself to bear you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So spake unto you, at that time saying, I am unable, by myself, to carry you.
So spake unto you, at that time saying, I am unable, by myself, to carry you.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I said to you at that time:
And I said to you at that time:
Revised Standard Version
"At that time I said to you, 'I am not able alone to bear you;
"At that time I said to you, 'I am not able alone to bear you;
THE MESSAGE
At the time I told you, "I can't do this, can't carry you all by myself. God , your God, has multiplied your numbers. Why, look at you—you rival the stars in the sky! And may God , the God-of-Your-Fathers, keep it up and multiply you another thousand times, bless you just as he promised. But how can I carry, all by myself, your troubles and burdens and quarrels? So select some wise, understanding, and seasoned men from your tribes, and I will commission them as your leaders."
At the time I told you, "I can't do this, can't carry you all by myself. God , your God, has multiplied your numbers. Why, look at you—you rival the stars in the sky! And may God , the God-of-Your-Fathers, keep it up and multiply you another thousand times, bless you just as he promised. But how can I carry, all by myself, your troubles and burdens and quarrels? So select some wise, understanding, and seasoned men from your tribes, and I will commission them as your leaders."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I spoke to you at that time, saying, 'I am not able to bear the burden of you alone.
"I spoke to you at that time, saying, 'I am not able to bear the burden of you alone.
Contextual Overview
9 And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone: 10 The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and behold, ye [are] this day as the stars of heaven for multitude. 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!) 12 How can I alone bear your encumbrance, and your burden, and your strife? 13 Take ye wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you. 14 And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken [is] good [for us] to do. 15 So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes. 16 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear [the causes] between your brethren, and judge righteously between [every] man and his brother, and the stranger [that is] with him. 17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; [but] ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment [is] God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it. 18 And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I am not: Exodus 18:18, Numbers 11:11-14, Numbers 11:17
Reciprocal: Numbers 11:14 - General Deuteronomy 1:12 - General Acts 6:2 - we should Romans 13:6 - attending 1 Corinthians 13:7 - Beareth
Cross-References
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:2
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Genesis 1:5
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night: and the evening and the morning were the first day.
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night: and the evening and the morning were the first day.
Genesis 1:6
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament Heaven: and the evening and the morning were the second day.
And God called the firmament Heaven: and the evening and the morning were the second day.
Genesis 1:9
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered into one place, and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so.
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered into one place, and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so.
Genesis 1:11
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit-tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit-tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living animal that moveth upon the earth.
And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living animal that moveth upon the earth.
Genesis 1:29
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food.
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food.
Job 26:7
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, [and] hangeth the earth upon nothing.
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, [and] hangeth the earth upon nothing.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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 Exodus 18:1
saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone; to rule and govern them, judge and determine matters between them. Jethro suggested this to Moses, and he took the hint, and was conscious to himself that it was too much for him, and so declared it to the people, though it is not before recorded; see Exodus 18:18.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
This appointment of the “captains” (compare Exodus 18:21 ff) must not be confounded with that of the elders in Numbers 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. This fact sets more clearly before us the perverseness and ingratitude of the people, to which the orator next passes; and shows, what he was anxious to impress, that the fault of the 40 years’ delay rested only with themselves!
