1 Kings 12:7
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.
KJV
Qui dixerunt ei : Si hodie obedieris populo huic, et servieris, et petitioni eorum cesseris, locutusque fueris ad eos verba lenia, erunt tibi servi cunctis diebus.
Vulgate
καὶ ἐλάλησαν πρὸς αὐτὸν λέγοντες Εἰ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ ἔσῃ δοῦλος τῷ λαῷ τούτῳ, καὶ δουλεύσῃς αὐτοῖς καὶ λαλήσῃς αὐτοῖς λόγους ἀγαθούς, καὶ ἔσονταί σοι δοῦλοι πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας.
LXX
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.
ASV
ו/ידבר וַ/יְדַבְּר֨וּ אֵלָ֜י/ו לֵ/אמֹ֗ר אִם הַ֠/יּוֹם תִּֽהְיֶה עֶ֜בֶד לָ/עָ֤ם הַ/זֶּה֙ וַֽ/עֲבַדְתָּ֔/ם וַ/עֲנִיתָ֕/ם וְ/דִבַּרְתָּ֥ אֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם דְּבָרִ֣ים טוֹבִ֑ים וְ/הָי֥וּ לְ/ךָ֛ עֲבָדִ֖ים כָּל הַ/יָּמִֽים
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
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