Deuteronomy 1:8-10

New International Version - UK

⁸ See, I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land that the Lord swore he would give to your fathers – to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob – and to their descendants after them.’

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.