Strong's Hebrew English Morphology   [וידבר] [way-ḏab-bêr - Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms   ḵ]   1696 [e] (וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ‪‬) (way-ḏab-bə-rū And they spoke Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp   q)   413 [e] אֵלָ֜יו ’ê-lāw to him Prep | 3ms 559 [e] לֵאמֹ֗ר lê-mōr, saying Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 518 [e] אִם־ ’im- if Conj 3117 [e] הַ֠יּוֹם hay-yō-wm today Art | N-ms 1961 [e] תִּֽהְיֶה־ tih-yeh- you will be V-Qal-Imperf-2ms 5650 [e] עֶ֜בֶד ‘e-ḇeḏ a servant N-ms 5971 [e] לָעָ֤ם lā-‘ām to people Prep-l, Art | N-ms 2088 [e] הַזֶּה֙ haz-zeh this Art | Pro-ms 5647 [e] וַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔ם wa-‘ă-ḇaḏ-tām, and serve them Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms | 3mp 6030 [e] וַעֲנִיתָ֕ם wa-‘ă-nî-ṯām and answer them Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms | 3mp 1696 [e] וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ wə-ḏib-bar-tā and speak Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms 413 [e] אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם ’ă-lê-hem to them Prep | 3mp 1697 [e] דְּבָרִ֣ים də-ḇā-rîm words N-mp 2896 [e] טוֹבִ֑ים ṭō-w-ḇîm; good Adj-mp 1961 [e] וְהָי֥וּ wə-hā-yū then they will be Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp   לְךָ֛ lə-ḵā to you Prep | 2ms 5650 [e] עֲבָדִ֖ים ‘ă-ḇā-ḏîm your servants N-mp 3605 [e] כָּל־ kāl- all N-msc 3117 [e] הַיָּמִֽים׃ hay-yā-mîm. forever Art | N-mp

New American Standard Bible
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."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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."

If thou wilt

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speak good

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