KJV - And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
ASV - And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them.
BBE - Keep them living, and let them be servants, cutting wood and getting water for all the people. And all the people did as the chiefs had said to them.
WEB - The princes said to them, Let them live: so they became wood cutters and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the princes had spoken to them.
YLT - And the princes say unto them, `They live, and are hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the company, as the princes spake to them.'