Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ way-yō-mə-rū and they said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp   ל֨וֹ lōw to him Prep | 3ms 2790 [e] הַחֲרֵ֜שׁ ha-ḥă-rêš Be quiet V-Hifil-Imp-ms 7760 [e] שִֽׂים־ śîm- put V-Qal-Imp-ms 3027 [e] יָדְךָ֤ yā-ḏə-ḵā your hand N-fsc | 2ms 5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- over Prep 6310 [e] פִּ֙יךָ֙ pî-ḵā your mouth N-msc | 2ms 1980 [e] וְלֵ֣ךְ wə-lêḵ and come Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms 5973 [e] עִמָּ֔נוּ ‘im-mā-nū, with us Prep | 1cp 1961 [e] וֶֽהְיֵה־ weh-yêh- and be Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms   לָ֖נוּ lā-nū to us Prep | 1cp 1 [e] לְאָ֣ב lə-’āḇ a father Prep-l | N-ms 3548 [e] וּלְכֹהֵ֑ן ū-lə-ḵō-hên; and a priest Conj-w, Prep-l | N-ms 2896 [e] הֲט֣וֹב ׀ hă-ṭō-wḇ [is it] better Art | Adj-ms 1961 [e] הֱיוֹתְךָ֣ hĕ-yō-wṯ-ḵā for you to be V-Qal-Inf | 2ms 3548 [e] כֹהֵ֗ן ḵō-hên, a priest N-ms 1004 [e] לְבֵית֙ lə-ḇêṯ to the household Prep-l | N-msc 376 [e] אִ֣ישׁ ’îš of man N-ms 259 [e] אֶחָ֔ד ’e-ḥāḏ, one Number-ms 176 [e] א֚וֹ ’ōw or Conj 1961 [e] הֱיוֹתְךָ֣ hĕ-yō-wṯ-ḵā that you be V-Qal-Inf | 2ms 3548 [e] כֹהֵ֔ן ḵō-hên, a priest N-ms 7626 [e] לְשֵׁ֥בֶט lə-šê-ḇeṭ to a tribe Prep-l | N-ms 4940 [e] וּלְמִשְׁפָּחָ֖ה ū-lə-miš-pā-ḥāh and to a family Conj-w, Prep-l | N-fs 3478 [e] בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ bə-yiś-rā-’êl. in Israel Prep-b | N-proper-ms

New American Standard Bible
They said to him, "Be silent, 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 to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?"

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They told him, "Be quiet. Keep your mouth shut. Come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or for you to be a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?"

lay thine. This was the token of silence. These men were evidently very ignorant; and absurdly concluded that they should, by taking Micah's gods, secure the presence and favour of the God of Israel, in their expedition and settlement. They perhaps supposed the piety of their motives, and the goodness of their end, would justify the means. But it was a base robbery of Micah, aggravated by the Levite's ingratitude, and their menaces.

Job 21:5 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand on your mouth.

Job 29:9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

Job 40:5,6 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yes, twice; but I will …

Proverbs 30:32 If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have …

Micah 7:16 The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they …

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Judges 17:10 And Micah said to him, Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a …

2 Kings 6:21 And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, …

2 Kings 8:8,9 And the king said to Hazael, Take a present in your hand, and go, …

2 Kings 13:14 Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash …

Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, …

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