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I spoke to you at that time

Here "I" refers to Moses. The phrase "at that time" refers to when the Israelites were at Horeb, which is the same as Mount Sinai. AT: "Also, when we were at Horeb, I spoke to you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

I am not able to carry you myself alone

AT: "I cannot take care of all of you by myself"

as the stars of heaven for multitude

This is an exaggeration to show that God has been faithful to his promise by making it so that there are lots of Israelites. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole)

thousand

"1,000" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)