“And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.”
So the LORD said to Moses, 'Gather for me seventy of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; bring them to the tent of meeting, and have them take their place there with you' — God's response to Moses' collapse is not rebuke but redistribution of leadership burden. Seventy elders (perhaps the council-structure from Exod 24) are to be gathered. These are men Moses already 'knows' to be qualified. The gathering point is the tent of meeting, God's house.
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