Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.” Young's Literal Translation 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.’ 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. Hebrew They replied,וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ (way·ḏab·bə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue “If אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you will be תִּֽהְיֶה־ (tih·yeh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a servant עֶ֜בֶד (‘e·ḇeḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant to these הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that people לָעָ֤ם (lā·‘ām) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and serve them וַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔ם (wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave this day, הַ֠יּוֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day and if you will respond וַעֲנִיתָ֕ם (wa·‘ă·nî·ṯām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 6030: To answer, respond by speaking וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ (wə·ḏib·bar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue kind טוֹבִ֑ים (ṭō·w·ḇîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good words דְּבָרִ֣ים (də·ḇā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause to them, אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to they will be וְהָי֥וּ (wə·hā·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be your servants עֲבָדִ֖ים (‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5650: Slave, servant forever.” כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every |
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