KJV
ASV
7. And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
ESV
7. And they said to him, "If you will be good to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
ERVEN
7. They answered, "If you do what is good for the people, you will please them. If you speak kindly to them, they will always work for you."
NLT
7. The older counselors replied, "If you are good to these people and do your best to please them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects."
WEB
7. They spoke to him, saying, If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
NET
7. They said to him, "If you are fair to these people, grant their request, and are cordial to them, they will be your servants from this time forward."
NLV
7. They said to him, "If you will be kind to these people and please them and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever."
HCSB
7. They replied, "If you will be kind to these people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever."
YLT
7. And they speak unto him, saying, `If thou dost become good to this people, and hast been pleased with them, and spoken unto them good words, then they have been to thee servants all the days.`
LITV
7. And they spoke to him, saying, If you will be good to this people, and will please them, and will speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
RV
7. And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants forever.
NCV
7. They answered, "Be kind to these people. If you please them and give them a kind answer, they will serve you always."
MKJV
7. And they spoke to him saying, If you are kind to this people and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever.
AKJV
7. And they spoke to him, saying, If you be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants for ever.
LXXEN
7. And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wouldest this day befriend this people, and [Or, take pleasure in them] be kind to them, and speak to them good words, then will they be thy servants for ever.
KJV
7. And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
AMP
7. And they answered him, If you are kind to [these] people and please them and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever.
KJVP
7. And they spoke H1696 W-VPY3MP unto H413 PREP-3MS him , saying H559 L-VQFC , If H518 PART thou be H1961 VQY2MS kind H2896 to this H2088 D-PMS people H5971 , and please H7521 them , and speak H1696 good H2896 words H1697 NMP to H413 PREP-3MS them , they will be H1961 W-VQQ3MS thy servants H5650 NMP forever H3117 D-NMP .
YLT
7. And they speak unto him, saying, `If thou dost become good to this people, and hast been pleased with them, and spoken unto them good words, then they have been to thee servants all the days.`
ASV
7. And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
WEB
7. They spoke to him, saying, If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
NASB
7. They replied, "If you will deal kindly with this people and give in to them, acceding to their request, they will be your servants forever."
ESV
7. And they said to him, "If you will be good to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
RV
7. And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants forever.
RSV
7. And they said to him, "If you will be kind to this people and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever."
NKJV
7. And they spoke to him, saying, "If you are kind to these people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever."
MKJV
7. And they spoke to him saying, If you are kind to this people and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever.
AKJV
7. And they spoke to him, saying, If you be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants for ever.
NRSV
7. They answered him, "If you will be kind to this people and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
NIV
7. They replied, "If you will be kind to these people and please them and give them a favourable answer, they will always be your servants."
NIRV
7. They replied, "Be kind to them. Please them. Give them what they are asking for. Then they'll always serve you."
NLT
7. The older counselors replied, "If you are good to these people and do your best to please them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects."
MSG
7. They said, "If you will be a servant to this people, be considerate of their needs and respond with compassion, work things out with them, they'll end up doing anything for you."
GNB
7. They replied, "If you are kind to these people and try to please them by giving a considerate answer, they will always serve you loyally."
NET
7. They said to him, "If you are fair to these people, grant their request, and are cordial to them, they will be your servants from this time forward."
ERVEN
7. They answered, "If you do what is good for the people, you will please them. If you speak kindly to them, they will always work for you."