Numbers 11:17

Then I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take part of the spirit that is on you, and will put it on them, and they will bear some of the burden of the people with you, so that you do not bear it ¹  all by yourself.

Ge 11:5; Ge 17:3,22; Ge 18:20-22,33; Ge 18:21; Ex 18:22; Ex 19:11,20; Ex 34:5; Nu 11:25; Nu 12:5; Nu 12:8; Nu 27:18; 1Sa 10:6; 2Ki 2:9,15; Ne 9:20; Isa 44:3; Isa 59:20,21; Joe 2:28; Joh 3:13; Joh 7:39; Ac 6:3,4; Ro 8:9; 1Co 2:12; 1Co 12:4-11; 1Th 4:8; 1Pe 1:22; Jude 1:19

¹ tn The imperfect tense here is to be classified as a final imperfect, showing the result of this action by God. Moses would be relieved of some of the responsibility when these others were given the grace to understand and to resolve cases.