Deuteronomy 1:9-11

New International Version - UK

The appointment of leaders

⁹ At that time I said to you, ‘You are too heavy a burden for me to carry alone. ¹⁰ The Lord your God has increased your numbers so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky. ¹¹ May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised!