Deuteronomy 1:9-13

“And I spoke to you at that time, saying, ‘I am not able to endure you alone.

The Lord your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are this day like the stars of heaven in number.

May the Lord, the God of your fathers increase you a thousand times more than you are, and bless you, just as He has promised you!

How can I alone endure the burden and weight of you and your strife?

Obtain for yourselves men who are wise, discerning, and informed from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.’