Verse 19

Judges 18:19

King James Version

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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?

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּאמְרוּ֩ ל֨/וֹ הַחֲרֵ֜שׁ שִֽׂים יָדְ/ךָ֤ עַל פִּ֨י/ךָ֙ וְ/לֵ֣ךְ עִמָּ֔/נוּ וֶֽ/הְיֵה לָ֖/נוּ לְ/אָ֣ב וּ/לְ/כֹהֵ֑ן הֲ/ט֣וֹב הֱיוֹתְ/ךָ֣ כֹהֵ֗ן לְ/בֵית֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֔ד א֚וֹ הֱיוֹתְ/ךָ֣ כֹהֵ֔ן לְ/שֵׁ֥בֶט וּ/לְ/מִשְׁפָּחָ֖ה בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

English Translation

And they said to him, "Keep silent, put your hand on your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it good for you to be a priest for the house of one man or to be a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?"

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Chapter 18 Context

1 In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an... Focus ↗

2 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah,... Focus ↗

3 When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turn... Focus ↗

4 And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest. Focus ↗

5 And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God (Elohim), that we may know whether our way... Focus ↗

6 And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go. Focus ↗

7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt... Focus ↗

8 And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say... Focus ↗

9 And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is... Focus ↗

10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God (Elohim) hath given it... Focus ↗

11 And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundre... Focus ↗

12 And they went up, and pitched in Kirjath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-... Focus ↗

13 And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah. Focus ↗

14 Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren,... Focus ↗

15 And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house... Focus ↗

16 And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stoo... Focus ↗

17 And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven im... Focus ↗

18 And these went into Micah’s house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and th... Focus ↗

19 And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us...

20 And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and... Focus ↗

21 So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them. Focus ↗

22 And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah... Focus ↗

23 And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aile... Focus ↗

24 And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what... Focus ↗

25 And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run u... Focus ↗

26 And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he tur... Focus ↗

27 And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unt... Focus ↗

28 And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; an... Focus ↗

29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Isra... Focus ↗

30 And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manass... Focus ↗

31 And they set them up Micah’s graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God (Elohim... Focus ↗

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Book: Judges
Chapter: Chapter 18 (31 verses)
Version: King James Version

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