This appointment of the “captains” (Compare to Exodus 18:21 and following) must not be confused with that of the elders in Numbers 11:16 and follow…

In these words Moses appears to combine the recollection of two distinct things:

1. The advice of Jethro (Exodus 18), by foll…

The Lord your God has multiplied you
Which was the reason why he could not bear them, or the government of them was …

Moses reminds the people of the beneficial arrangement of their government, which could make them all secure and at ease, if it were not their own …