Deuteronomy 1:11

“The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, etc.] This prayer he made, or this blessing he pronounced on them, to show that he did not envy their increase, nor was any ways uneasy at it, but rejoiced in it, though he gave it as a reason of his not being able to govern them alone: and bless you, as he hath promised you: with all kind of blessings, as he had often promised their fathers.”

“This appointment of the “captains” (compare Exodus 18:21 ff) must not be confounded with that of the elders in Numbers 11:16 ff. The former would number 78,600; the latter were 70 only. A comparison between this passage and that in Exodus makes it obvious that Moses is only touching on certain parts of the whole history, without regard to order of time, but with a special purpose. This important arrangement for the good government of the people took place before they left Horeb to march direct to the promised land. This fact sets more clearly before us the perverseness and ingratitude of the people, to which the orator next passes; and shows, what he was anxious to impress, that the fault of…”

“make you: Sa2 24:3; Ch1 21:3; Psa 115:14 and bless you: Gen 15:5, Gen 22:17, Gen 26:4, Gen 49:25; Exo 32:13; Num 6:27, Num 22:12 Deuteronomy 1:12”