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Berean Standard Bible

“And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself.”

Numbers 11:17

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The people are complaining about the manna and longing for the food of Egypt, and Moses is overwhelmed by the weight of leading them alone. He tells God that the burden is too heavy.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself.

World English Bible (WEB)

I will come down and talk with you there. I will take of the Spirit which is on you, and will put it on them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you don’t bear it yourself alone.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I will come down and have talk with you there: and I will take some of the spirit which is on you and put it on them, and they will take part of the weight of the people off you, so that you do not have to take it by yourself.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y yo descenderé y hablaré allí contigo; y tomaré del espíritu que está en ti, y pondré en ellos; y llevarán contigo la carga del pueblo, y no la llevarás tú solo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Yo descenderé y hablaré contigo allí, y tomaré del Espíritu que hay en ti y lo pondré también en ellos. Ellos te ayudarán a llevar la carga de modo que no tengas que hacer este trabajo solo.

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