Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 1:12
How can I myself alone bear your encumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
12. How ] This emphatic Heb. form is found in the Pent. only here, Deu 7:17, Deu 12:30, Deu 18:21, (Deu 32:30).
can I myself alone bear ] See on Deu 1:9.
your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife ] Better the weight, the burden, and the strife of you. Weight cp. Isa 1:14, they are a weight upon me, I am weary of bearing. Is the use of the word here an echo of Isaiah? The Heb. ora is not found elsewhere in the O. T. Burden or carriage, cp. J, Num 11:11, the burden of all this people upon me, and 17. Strife; the Heb. rb is used in JE of quarrels about wells and other physical struggles; but also of law-disputes, and of Israel’s contentiousness with Moses and God (E, Exo 17:2; Exo 17:7; J, Num 20:3; P, Num 20:13; and in the Song, Deu 33:8). In D four times for law-pleas. Here it is either the people’s litigiousness among themselves or their frequent contentions with Moses and God.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Your burden; the trouble of ruling and managing so perverse a people.
Your strife; either your quarrellings with God; or rather your contentions among yourselves, for the determination whereof the elders were appointed.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?] His meaning is, that he could not hear and try all their causes, and determine all their law suits, and decide the strifes and controversies which arose between them; it was too heavy for him, and brought too much trouble and incumbrance upon him.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(12) Your cumbrance.The original word is found only here and in Isa. 1:14 : They are a trouble unto me, I am weary to bear them.
Deu. 1:13-15 recall very exactly what is said in Exodus 18
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
It is sweetly, said of JESUS, in his unequalled undertaking, “that of the people there was none with him.” Isa 63:3 . Oh! thou precious bearer of the burdens of thy people! may I never lose sight of thee in this soul-strengthening character. Isa 53:4 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Deu 1:12 How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
Ver. 12. Hear your cumbrance. ] A prince’s temples are not so compassed with a crown, as his mind besieged with cares; nor is he so lifted up with the splendour of his train, as cast down with the multitude of his fears. See Trapp on “ Deu 1:9 “ St Paul also had the “cumber a of the churches.” 2Co 11:28 All care cumbered and mustered together, and that with anxiety; with the same solicitude that a man hath about his own most important business.
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Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
How. See note on Lam 1:1. cumbrance. Hebrew. torah, only here and Isa 1:14 (trouble).
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Deu 1:9, Exo 18:13-16, Num 11:11-15, 1Ki 3:7-9, Psa 89:19, 2Co 2:16, 2Co 3:5
Reciprocal: Exo 18:17 – not good 1Ki 11:28 – charge Gal 6:2 – Bear
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deu 1:12-13. How can I alone bear your burden? The trouble of ruling and managing so perverse a people. Your strife Your contentions among yourselves, for the determination whereof the elders were appointed. Take ye wise men and understanding Persons of knowledge, wisdom, and experience. Known among your tribes Hebrew, to your tribes; men had in reputation for ability and integrity; for to such they would more readily submit.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
1:12 How can I myself alone {i} bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
(i) Signifying how great a burden it is, to govern the people.