Deuteronomy 1:9-12

1:9 I also said to you at that time, “I am no longer able to sustain you by myself. 1:10 The Lord your God has increased your population ¹  to the point that you are now as numerous as the very stars of the sky. ²  1:11 Indeed, may the Lord, the God of your ancestors, make you a thousand times more numerous than you are now, blessing you ³  just as he said he would! 1:12 But how can I alone bear up under the burden of your hardship and strife?

---

¹ tn Heb “multiplied you.”

² tn Or “heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

³ tn Heb “may he bless you.”