Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionThou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
F.O.G.Secondary
The F.O.G"You will wither and wilt—both you and this people with you—for this burden is too heavy for you. You cannot do it alone."
F.O.G.M.
F.O.G Message"You will surely burn out—you and this people with you—for the task is far too heavy for you. You cannot carry it alone."
BSB
Berean Standard BibleSurely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.
Footnotes
נָבֹל תִּבֹּל (navol tibbol) — an infinitive absolute construction expressing emphatic certainty: "withering you will wither." The root נָבַל means to fade, wilt, or wither—used of dying leaves and fading blossoms (Isaiah 1:30; 40:7–8). It is a botanical metaphor: Mosheh and the people will wither like a plant under relentless sun. FOG honours the agricultural imagery: "wither and wilt"; FOG Message trades it for the modern psychological equivalent—"burn out"—sacrificing the botanical picture for visceral contemporary impact while fully preserving the verb's emphatic force.
