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# General Information:
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Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.
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# But how can I myself alone carry your loads, your burdens, and your disputes?
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Moses uses a question to emphasize that he cannot solve all of their problems by himself. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "I cannot carry your loads, your burdens, and your disputes by myself." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# carry your loads, your burdens
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Moses speaks as if the people's problems and complaints that he needed to take care of were heavy physical objects that he had been carrying. AT: "take care of your problems, your complaints" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# your disputes
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"your arguments" or "your disagreements"
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# men of good repute from each tribe
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"men from each tribe whom the people of Israel respect"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/burden]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wise]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/understand]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tribe]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/head]] |