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Numbers 11:14

ExhaustionServing othersLonelinessFellowship and the church

12 Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?

13 Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.

I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.

15 And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.

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BSB
I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me.
KJV
I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.
WEB
I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.
ASV
I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.
DARBY
I am not able to bear all this people alone, for it is too heavy for me.
BLB
I am not able to bear all this people alone, because [it is] too heavy for me.
ÅB
Jeg makter ikke å bære hele dette folk alene; det er meg for tungt.
OTB
Jeg er ikke i stand til å bære ansvaret for hele dette folket alene; det er for overveldende for meg.
B1930
Jeg makter ikke å bære hele dette folk alene; det er mig for tungt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 18:18

    Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.

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  • Deuteronomy 1:9–12

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

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  • Zechariah 6:13

    Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

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  • 2 Corinthians 2:16

    To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

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  • Isaiah 9:6

    For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

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  • Psalms 89:19

    Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

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