Deuteronomy 1:10

10 The LORD your God has increased your numbers so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Deuteronomy 1:10 in Other Translations

10 The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

10 The LORD your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are today as numerous as the stars of heaven.

10 The LORD your God has increased your population, making you as numerous as the stars!

10 God, your God, has multiplied your numbers. Why, look at you - you rival the stars in the sky!

10 The Lord your God has so multiplied you that today you are as numerous as the stars of the sky.

Deuteronomy 1:10 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 1:10

The Lord your God hath multiplied you
Which was the reason why he could not bear them, or the government of them was too heavy for him, because they were so numerous, and the cases brought before him to decide were so many:

and, behold, you are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude;
whereby it appeared that the promise to Abraham was fulfilled, ( Genesis 15:5 ) , they were now 600,000 men fit for war, besides women and children, and those under age, which must make the number of them very large.

Deuteronomy 1:10 In-Context

8 See, I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land the LORD swore he would give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.”

9 At that time I said to you, “You are too heavy a burden for me to carry alone.

10 The LORD your God has increased your numbers so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.

11 May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised!

12 But how can I bear your problems and your burdens and your disputes all by myself?

Cross References

• 1. ver 11; Ezekiel 16:7
• 2. S Deuteronomy 7:13
• 3. S Genesis 15:5; Isaiah 51:2; Isaiah 60:22; Ezekiel 33:24
• 4. S Genesis 22:17; S Numbers 10:36; Deuteronomy 10:22; Deuteronomy 28:62