Numbers:11:11-17
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And Moses said unto the LORD ,
Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant ?
and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight ,
that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me ?
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Have I conceived all this people ?
have I begotten them ,
that thou shouldest say unto me ,
Carry them in thy bosom ,
as a nursing father beareth the sucking child ,
unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers ?
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Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people ?
for they weep unto me ,
saying ,
Give us flesh ,
that we may eat .
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I am not able to bear all this people alone ,
because it is too heavy for me .
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And if thou deal thus with me ,
kill me ,
I pray thee ,
out of hand ,
if I have found favour in thy sight ;
and let me not see my wretchedness .
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And the LORD said unto Moses ,
Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel Yisra #
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whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people ,
and officers over them ;
and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation mow #
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that they may stand there with thee .
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And I will come down and talk with thee there :
and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee ,
and will put it upon them ;
and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee ,
that thou bear it not thyself alone .