Judges 18:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They answered him, 'Be quiet! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us. Be a father and a priest to us. Isn’t it better for you to be a priest for a tribe and a clan in Israel rather than for one man's household?'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And they said to him, Hold your peace, put your hand over your mouth and go 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 to be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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?

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    They answered him: Holde thy peace, and laye thine hande vpon thy mouth, and go with vs, yt thou mayest be oure father & prest. Is it better for the to be prest in one mans house, then amonge a whole trybe & kynred in Israel?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they answered him, Holde thy peace: lay thine hande vpon thy mouth, and come with vs to be our father and Priest. Whether is it better that thou shouldest be a Priest vnto ye house of one man, or that thou shouldest be a Priest vnto a tribe and to a familie in Israel?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    They aunswered hym: Holde thy peace, lay thine hande vpon thy mouth, and come with vs, to be our father and priest: Is it better for thee to be a priest vnto the house of one man, then to be a priest vnto a tribe or kynred in Israel?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They said to him, Hold your peace, lay your hand on your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and they say to him, `Keep silent, lay thy hand on thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us for a father and for a priest: is it better thy being a priest to the house of one man, or thy being priest to a tribe and to a family in Israel?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And they said to him, Be quiet; say nothing, and come with us and be our father and priest; is it better for you to be priest to one man's house or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They said to him, "Hold your peace, put your hand on your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They said to him,“Shut up! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us! You can be our adviser and priest. Wouldn’t it be better to be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for just one man’s family?”

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 17:10 : 10 Micah said to him, 'Stay with me and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, a set of clothes, and your living expenses.' The Levite agreed to stay.
  • Job 21:5 : 5 Look at me and be appalled, and lay your hand over your mouth.
  • Job 29:9 : 9 Leaders refrained from speaking and laid their hands on their mouths.
  • Mic 7:16 : 16 The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.
  • Prov 30:32 : 32 If you have acted foolishly by exalting yourself, or if you have devised evil, put your hand over your mouth.
  • Matt 23:9 : 9 And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
  • Job 40:4-5 : 4 Behold, I am insignificant. What can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth. 5 I have spoken once, but I will not answer; twice, but I will say no more.
  • 2 Kgs 6:21 : 21 When the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, "My father, should I kill them? Should I kill them?"
  • 2 Kgs 8:8-9 : 8 The king said to Hazael, "Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, saying, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'" 9 Hazael went to meet him, taking a gift in his hand that included all the finest products of Damascus, loaded on forty camels. When he came, he stood before him and said, "Your son, Ben-Hadad, the king of Aram, has sent me to ask, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'"
  • 2 Kgs 13:14 : 14 Now Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die. Joash king of Israel came down to him, wept over him, and said, 'My father, my father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Judg 18:20-21
    2 verses
    82%

    20The priest was glad in his heart. He took the ephod, the household gods, and the carved image and went along with the people.

    21They turned and left, placing the children, the livestock, and their goods in front of them.

  • Judg 18:17-18
    2 verses
    81%

    17The five men who had gone to scout the land went inside and took the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the cast idol, while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred armed men.

    18When they entered Micah's house and took the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the cast idol, the priest said to them, 'What are you doing?'

  • Judg 18:2-6
    5 verses
    80%

    2The Danites sent five men from their clans, strong and valiant men from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. They said to them, 'Go and explore the land.' When they came to the hill country of Ephraim, to Micah's house, they stayed there for the night.

    3As they were near Micah's house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite. They turned aside and said to him, 'Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? And what is your purpose here?'

    4He said to them, 'Micah did such and such for me. He hired me, and I became his priest.'

    5They said to him, 'Please inquire of God so that we may know whether our journey will be successful.'

    6The priest replied to them, 'Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.'

  • Judg 17:7-13
    7 verses
    77%

    7There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, from the family of Judah. He was a Levite, and he was residing there temporarily.

    8The man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to find a place to stay. He traveled until he reached the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah's house as part of his journey.

    9Micah asked him, 'Where are you coming from?' He replied, 'I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am traveling to find a place to stay.'

    10Micah said to him, 'Stay with me and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, a set of clothes, and your living expenses.' The Levite agreed to stay.

    11The Levite agreed to live with the man, and the young man became like one of his own sons.

    12Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in Micah's house.

    13Then Micah said, 'Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because I have a Levite as my priest.'

  • Judg 17:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4So when he returned the silver to his mother, she took two hundred pieces of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into a carved image and a cast idol. And they were placed in Micah's house.

    5Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and he consecrated one of his sons to become his priest.

  • Judg 18:13-15
    3 verses
    74%

    13From there they continued on to the hill country of Ephraim and arrived at Micah's house.

    14Then the five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish said to their fellow Danites, 'Do you know that in these houses there's an ephod, household gods, a carved image, and a cast idol? Now think about what you should do.'

    15So they turned aside there and went to the house of the young Levite, at Micah's house, and asked him how he was doing.

  • 1 Sam 2:28
    72%

    28Did I not choose them from all the tribes of Israel to be My priests, to go up to My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence? And I gave to your forefather’s family all the offerings made by fire from the Israelites.

  • Num 16:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has set you apart from the rest of the Israelite community to bring you near to Himself to do the work of the Lord's tabernacle and to stand before the assembly to minister to them?

    10He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near to Him, but now you are demanding the priesthood as well!

  • Judg 18:23-25
    3 verses
    71%

    23They called out to the Danites, who turned to face them, and said to Micah, 'What’s the matter with you, that you have called your men together?'

    24Micah replied, 'You’ve taken my gods that I made and my priest and gone away! What else do I have? How can you ask me, “What’s the matter with you?”'

    25The Danites said to him, 'Don’t raise your voice with us, or some bitter-tempered men might attack you, and you and your family could lose your lives.'

  • Num 18:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1Then the LORD said to Aaron, 'You, your sons, and your father's family with you will bear the responsibility for offenses related to the sanctuary. Also, you and your sons with you will bear the responsibility for offenses connected to your priesthood.'

    2Bring your brothers from the tribe of Levi, your ancestral tribe, to join you and assist you while you and your sons serve before the tent of the testimony.

  • Jer 26:17
    71%

    17And some of the elders of the land stood up and spoke to the whole assembly of the people, saying:

  • 2 Chr 13:9
    70%

    9Have you not driven out the priests of the LORD, the descendants of Aaron, and the Levites, and appointed your own priests like the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of what are not gods.

  • 1 Sam 2:36
    70%

    36Everyone left of your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread, and they will plead, ‘Please appoint me to some priestly office so I can have a morsel of bread to eat.’

  • Exod 18:19
    69%

    19Now listen to me; I will give you advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people's representative before God and bring their disputes to Him.

  • Num 27:20
    69%

    20Transfer some of your authority to him so that the whole assembly of the Israelites will follow him.

  • Judg 18:27
    69%

    27The Danites took what Micah had made, along with his priest, and came to Laish, to a peaceful and unsuspecting people. They struck them down with the sword and burned the city with fire.

  • 1 Sam 1:17
    69%

    17Then Eli answered, 'Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of Him.'

  • Exod 18:23
    69%

    23If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to endure, and all these people will go home satisfied and at peace.

  • Judg 19:18
    68%

    18The man answered, "We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I have been to Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to the house of the Lord, but no one has taken me into their home.

  • 1 Sam 14:19
    68%

    19While Saul was talking to the priest, the commotion in the Philistine camp kept increasing. So Saul said to the priest, 'Withdraw your hand.'

  • Exod 19:6
    68%

    6You will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.

  • 2 Kgs 6:3
    68%

    3Then one of them said, "Please come with your servants." And he answered, "I will go."

  • Deut 1:14
    68%

    14And you answered me and said, 'What you have proposed is good for us to do.'

  • 1 Sam 2:15
    68%

    15But even before the fat was burned, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man offering the sacrifice, ‘Give the priest some meat to roast; he won’t accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.’

  • Judg 19:20
    67%

    20The old man said, "Peace to you! Let me take care of all your needs, but do not spend the night in the square."

  • Num 18:6
    67%

    6I myself have chosen your brothers, the Levites, from among the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD for their service at the tent of meeting.

  • Deut 18:5
    67%

    5For the LORD your God has chosen him and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in the name of the LORD forever.

  • Deut 17:9
    67%

    9Go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you the verdict.

  • Ezek 24:19
    67%

    19Then the people said to me, 'Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, since you are acting this way?'

  • Ezek 14:1
    67%

    1Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.

  • Judg 18:8
    67%

    8When they returned to their brothers in Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, 'What do you report?'