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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
וידברו אליו לאמר אם תהיה לטוב להעם הזה ורציתם ודברת אלהם דברים טובים--והיו לך עבדים כל הימים
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vydbrv Alyv lAmr Am thyh ltvb lh`m hzh vrTSytm vdbrt Alhm dbrym tvbym--vhyv lk `bdym kl hymym

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
qui dixerunt ei si placueris populo huic et lenieris eos verbis clementibus servient tibi omni tempore

King James Variants
American King James Version   
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.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And they spoke unto him, saying, If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
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.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
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.
Darby Bible Translation   
And they spoke to 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.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And they said to him: If thou please this people, and soothe them with kind words, they will be thy servants for ever.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
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.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
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.”
God's Word   
They told him, "If you are good to these people and try to please them by speaking gently to them, then they will always be your servants."
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
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."
International Standard Version   
In reply, they told him, "If you will be kind to this people, please them, and speak appropriately to them with kind words, they'll serve you forever."
NET Bible   
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."
New American Standard Bible   
They spoke to him, saying, "If you will be kind to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
New International Version   
They replied, "If you will be kind to these people and please them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants."
New Living Translation   
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."
Webster's Bible Translation   
And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wilt be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
The World English Bible   
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."