ESV
KJV
7. And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
ASV
7. And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
ERVEN
7. They answered, "If you are like a servant to them today, they will sincerely serve you. If you speak kindly to them, they will always work for you."
NLT
7. The older counselors replied, "If you are willing to be a servant to these people today and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects."
WEB
7. They spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
NET
7. They said to him, "Today if you show a willingness to help these people and grant their request, they will be your servants from this time forward."
NLV
7. They said to him, "Help these people today. Serve them. Answer them with good words. If you do, then they will be your servants forever."
HCSB
7. They replied, "Today if you will be a servant to these people and serve them, and if you respond to them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever."
YLT
7. And they speak unto him, saying, `If, to-day, thou art servant to this people, and hast served them, and answered 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 are servant to this people today, and will serve them, and answer them and speak to them good words, then they will be servants to you forever.
RV
7. And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
NCV
7. They said, "You should be like a servant to them today. If you serve them and give them a kind answer, they will serve you always."
MKJV
7. And they spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
AKJV
7. And they spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever.
LXXEN
7. And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wilt this day be a servant to this people, and wilt serve them, and wilt speak to them good words, then will they be thy servants continually.
KJV
7. And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
AMP
7. And they said to him, If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them and answer them with good words, they will be your servants forever.
KJVP
7. And they spoke H1696 unto H413 PREP-3MS him , saying H559 L-VQFC , If H518 PART thou wilt be H1961 VQY2MS a servant H5650 NMS unto this H2088 D-PMS people H5971 this day H3117 D-AMS , and wilt serve H5647 them , and answer H6030 them , and speak H1696 good H2896 words H1697 NMP to H413 PREP-3MP them , then they will be H1961 W-VQQ3MS thy servants H5650 NMP forever H3117 D-NMP .
YLT
7. And they speak unto him, saying, `If, to-day, thou art servant to this people, and hast served them, and answered 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 wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
WEB
7. They spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
NASB
7. They replied, "If today you will be the servant of this people and submit to them, giving them a favorable answer, they will be your servants forever."
ESV
7. And they said to him, "If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them, and speak good words to them when you answer them, then they will be your servants forever."
RV
7. And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
RSV
7. And they said to him, "If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them, and speak good words to them when you answer them, then they will be your servants for ever."
NKJV
7. And they spoke to him, saying, "If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
MKJV
7. And they spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
AKJV
7. And they spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever.
NRSV
7. They answered him, "If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them, and speak good words to them when you answer them, then they will be your servants forever."
NIV
7. They replied, "If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them and give them a favourable answer, they will always be your servants."
NIRV
7. They replied, "Serve them today. Give them what they are asking for. Then they'll always serve you."
NLT
7. The older counselors replied, "If you are willing to be a servant to these people today 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 want to serve this people well, give a favorable answer to their request, and they will always serve you loyally."
NET
7. They said to him, "Today if you show a willingness to help these people and grant their request, they will be your servants from this time forward."
ERVEN
7. They answered, "If you are like a servant to them today, they will sincerely serve you. If you speak kindly to them, they will always work for you."