Exodus 18:17–18
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18:17Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What31 you are doing is not good! 18:18You will surely wear out,32 both you and these people who are with you, for this is too33 heavy a burden34 for you; you are not able to do it by yourself.
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- 31 Heb “the thing.”
- 32 The verb means “to fall and fade” as a leaf (Ps 1:3). In Ps 18:45 it is used figuratively of foes fading away, failing in strength and courage (S. R. Driver, Exodus, ). Here the infinitive absolute construction heightens the meaning.
- 33 Gesenius lists the specialized use of the comparative min (ם) where with an adjective the thought expressed is that the quality is too difficult for the attainment of a particular aim ( §133.c).
- 34 Here “a burden” has been supplied.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good. You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Moses’ father-in-law replied, “What you are doing is not good. You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
“What you’re doing is not good,” Moses’s father-in-law said to him. “You will certainly wear out both yourself and these people who are with you, because the task is too heavy for you. You can’t do it alone.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“This is not good!” Moses’ father-in-law exclaimed. “You’re going to wear yourself out—and the people, too. This job is too heavy a burden for you to handle all by yourself.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
And the father-in-law of Moses said to him, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Surely you will wear out, both you and this people who are with you, because the thing is too difficult for you. You are not able to do it alone.
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KJV 1900King James Version
And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. Thou 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.
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