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Will he beg you for mercy
or speak softly to you?
Will he make a covenant with you
so that you can take him as a slave for ever?(A)
Can you play with him like a bird
or put him on a leash[a] for your girls?

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  1. 41:5 Lit or bind him

Will it keep begging you for mercy?(A)
    Will it speak to you with gentle words?
Will it make an agreement with you
    for you to take it as your slave for life?(B)
Can you make a pet of it like a bird
    or put it on a leash for the young women in your house?

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Will he make many supplications to you?
Will he speak softly to you?
Will he make a covenant with you?
Will you take him as a servant forever?
Will you play with him as with a bird,
Or will you leash him for your maidens?

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