But if you are not willing to follow him, he will leave the people behind in the wilderness, and you will have been the cause of all our deaths.
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King James Version
For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.English Standard Version
For if you turn away from following him, he will again abandon them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all this people."New International Version
If you turn away from following him, he will again leave all this people in the desert, and you will be the cause of their destruction."