Numbers 11:16

Elders Appointed to Aid Moses

16 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Gather for me 1seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and 2officers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you.

Numbers 11:16 In-Context

14 I am not able to carry all this people alone; the burden is too heavy for me.
15 If you will treat me like this, kill me at once, if I find favor in your sight, that I may not see my wretchedness."
16 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Gather for me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you.
17 And I will come down and talk with you there. And I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them, and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you may not bear it yourself alone.
18 And say to the people, 'Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat, for you have wept in the hearing of the LORD, saying, "Who will give us meat to eat? For it was better for us in Egypt." Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you shall eat.

Cross References 2

  • 1. [Exodus 24:1, 9]
  • 2. Deuteronomy 1:15; Deuteronomy 16:18
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