1 Kings 12:7
ContextNET © | 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.” 1 |
NIV © | 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." |
NASB © | Then they spoke to him, saying, "If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them and grant them their petition, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever." |
NLT © | The older counselors replied, "If you are willing to serve the people today and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects." |
MSG © | 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." |
BBE © | And they said to him, If you will be a servant to this people today, caring for them and giving them a gentle answer, then they will be your servants for ever. |
NRSV © | 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." |
NKJV © | 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." |
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NASB © | Then they spoke <01696> to him, saying <0559> , "If <0518> you will be a servant <05650> to this <02088> people <05971> today <03117> , and will serve <05647> them and grant <06030> them their petition <06030> , and speak <01696> good <02896> words <01697> to them, then they will be your servants <05650> forever <3117>."<03605> |
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NET © | 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.” 1 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “If today you are a servant to these people and you serve them and answer them and speak to them good words, they will be your servants all the days.” |