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“Will he make many supplications to you [begging to be spared]?
Or will he speak soft words to you [to coax you to treat him kindly]?

“Will he make a covenant or an arrangement with you?
Will you take him for your servant forever?

“Will you play with him as with a bird?
Or will you bind him [and put him on a leash] for your maidens?

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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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