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…

How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden,
and your strife ?
] His …

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 …