Deuteronomy 1:8-10

Expanded Bible

⁸ See, I have given you this land, so go in and take it for yourselves. The Lord ·promised it [swore] to your ancestors—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their descendants [Gen. 12:1–3; 15:17–20].”

Moses Appoints Leaders

⁹ At that time I said, “I am not able to ·take care of you [^Llift you up; bear you] by myself. ¹⁰ The Lord your God has made you grow in number so that there are as many of you as there are stars in the ·sky [heavens; Gen. 15:5; 22:17; 26:4; Ex. 32:13].