1 Kings 12:7⥂
KJV:
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.
BSB:
They 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.”
Hebrew:
וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ אֵלָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗ר אִם־ הַ֠יּוֹם תִּֽהְיֶה־ עֶ֜בֶד לָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ וַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔ם וַעֲנִיתָ֕ם וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם דְּבָרִ֣ים טוֹבִ֑ים וְהָי֥וּ לְךָ֛ עֲבָדִ֖ים כָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃
LXX:
Greek Text
Topics:
GOVERNMENT • JEROBOAM • PETITION • PRUDENCE • REHOBOAM • REVOLT • YOUNG MEN

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Translation Hebrew/Aramaic Transliteration [morphology] Texts
and they spoke 2 ‏וַ‏‏יְדַבְּר֨וּ‏ 3 vaHc y.da.berHVpw3mp Q(K)
to him ‏אֵלָ֜י‏‏ו‏ 'e.LaHR vHSp3ms L
<to> saying ‏לֵ‏‏אמֹ֗ר‏ le.HR MorHVqcc L
if ‏אִם‏‏־‏ 'im-HTc L
this day ‏הַ֠‏‏יּוֹם‏ Hai.HTd yomHNcmsa L
you will be ‏תִּֽהְיֶה‏‏־‏ tih.yeh-HVqi2ms L
a servant ‏עֶ֜בֶד‏ 'E.vedHNcmsa L
of the people ‏לָ‏‏עָ֤ם‏ la.HRd 'AmHNcmsa L
<the> this ‏הַ‏‏זֶּה֙‏ ha.HTd ZehHTm L
and you will serve them ‏וַֽ‏‏עֲבַדְתָּ֔‏‏ם‏ va.Hc 'a.vad.TaHVqq2ms mHSp3mp L
and you will answer them ‏וַ‏‏עֲנִיתָ֕‏‏ם‏ va.Hc 'a.ni.TaHVqq2ms mHSp3mp L
and you will speak ‏וְ‏‏דִבַּרְתָּ֥‏ ve.Hc di.bar.TaHVpq2ms L
to them ‏אֲלֵי‏‏הֶ֖ם‏ 'a.lei.HR HemHSp3mp L
words ‏דְּבָרִ֣ים‏ de.va.RimHNcmpa L
kind ‏טוֹבִ֑ים‏ to.VimHAampa L
and they will be ‏וְ‏‏הָי֥וּ‏ ve.Hc ha.YuHVqq3cp L
of you ‏לְ‏‏ךָ֛‏ le.HR KhaHSp2ms L
servants ‏עֲבָדִ֖ים‏ 'a.va.DimHNcmpa L
all ‏כָּל‏‏־‏ kol-HNcmsc L
the days ‏הַ‏‏יָּמִֽים‏‏׃‏ hai.HTd ya.MimHNcmpa L
Word Types and Editions

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  1. and he spoke | **וַיְדַבֵּר ** | vaHc y.da.berHVpw3ms | K ↩

  2. and he spoke | **וַיְדַבֵּר ** | vaHc y.da.berHVpw3ms | K ↩

  3. L spelled: וַיְדַבְּרֻ֙ ↩