Verse 19

Judges 18:19

Noah Webster Bible

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19 And they said to 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 a priest to the house of one man, or that thou shouldst be a priest to 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 for the... Focus ↗

2 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their borders, men of valor, 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 to them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest. Focus ↗

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

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

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

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

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

10 When ye go, ye shall come to a people secure, and to a large land: for God (Elohim) hath given it in... 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 encamped in Kirjath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh... Focus ↗

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 furniture 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 to the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said to Micah, What aileth t... Focus ↗

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

25 And the children of Dan said to him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows rush up... Focus ↗

26 And the children of Dan departed: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned an... Focus ↗

27 And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came to Laish, to a... 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 to Israel... 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 up for themselves Micah's graven image which he made, all the time that the house of Go... Focus ↗

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Book: Judges
Chapter: Chapter 18 (31 verses)
Version: Noah Webster Bible

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