Numbers 11:13-17

13 aWhere am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they weep before me and say, ‘Give us meat, that we may eat.’ 14 bI am not able to carry all this people alone; the burden is too heavy for me. 15If you will treat me like this, kill me at once, if I find favor in your sight, that I may not see my wretchedness.”

Elders Appointed to Aid Moses

16Then the Lord said to Moses, “Gather for me cseventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and dofficers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you. 17 eAnd I will come down and talk with you there. And fI will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them, and gthey shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you may not bear it yourself alone.
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