Judges 18:19
International Standard Version
19 They told him, “Shut up and keep quiet.[a] Come with us and be our spiritual[b] father and priest. It’s better for you, isn’t it, to be a priest to an entire[c] tribe and family in Israel than to be priest to the home of one man?”
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- Judges 18:19 Lit. and put your hand over your mouth
- Judges 18:19 The Heb. lacks spiritual; cf. Judg 17:10
- Judges 18:19 The Heb. lacks entire
Judges 18:19
New International Version
19 They answered him, “Be quiet!(A) Don’t say a word. Come with us, and be our father and priest.(B) Isn’t it better that you serve a tribe and clan(C) in Israel as priest rather than just one man’s household?”
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