8 All of this is the land which I, the Lord, promised to give to your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants. Go and occupy it.’ ”
9 Moses said to the people, “While we were still at Mount Sinai, I told you, ‘The responsibility for leading you is too much for me. I can't do it alone.
10 The Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.
11 May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, make you increase a thousand times more and make you prosperous, as he promised!
12 But how can I alone bear the heavy responsibility for settling your disputes?
13 Choose some wise, understanding, and experienced men from each tribe, and I will put them in charge of you.’
14 And you agreed that this was a good thing to do.