Judges 18:19 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁹ And they said to him, “Be silent, put your hand over your mouth, and come with us, and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest to the household of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and a clan in Yisra’ĕl?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ And they said to him, Be still, put your hand over your mouth, and come with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and family in Israel?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

Common English Bible

¹⁹ “Shut up!” they said to him. “Put your hand over your mouth! Come with us and be a father and a priest for us. Would you rather be a priest for one man’s household or a priest for a tribe and a clan in Israel?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ And they responded to him: "Be silent and place your finger over your mouth. And come with us, so that we may have you as a father as well as a priest. For which is better for you: to be a priest in the house of one man, or in one tribe and family in Israel?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ And they said to him: Hold thy peace and put thy finger on thy mouth and come with us, that we may have thee for a father, and a priest. Whether is better for thee, to be a priest in the house of one man, or in a tribe and family in Israel?

Judges 18:19 Cross References

2 Kings 13:14

And Elisha had become sick with the sickness in which he died. And Yo’ash the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl came down to him, and wept over his face, and said, “O my father, my father, the chariots of Yisra’ĕl and their horsemen!”

2 Kings 6:21

And when the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl saw them, he said to Elisha, “My father, should I strike? Should I strike?”

Job 21:5

Look at me and be appalled, then put your hand on your mouth.

Job 29:9

rulers held back their words, and laid a hand on their mouth;

Proverbs 30:32

If you have been foolish in lifting up yourself, Or if you have plotted evil, Put your hand on your mouth.

Micah 7:16

Let the nations see and be ashamed of all their might, let them put their hand over their mouth, let their ears be deaf.

Matthew 23:9

“And do not call anyone on earth your father, for One is your Father, He who is in the heavens.

Judges 17:10

And Miḵah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I give you ten pieces of silver per year, and a suit of garments, and your food.” And the Lĕwite went in.

Judges 18:18

And these went into Miḵah’s house and took the idol, and the shoulder garment, and the house idols, and the moulded image. Then the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”

Judges 18:20

And the heart of the priest was glad. And he took the shoulder garment, and the house idols, and the carved image, and took his place among the people.