19 And they said to him, “Be quiet, (A)put your hand over your mouth, and come with us; (B)be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest to the household of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?”

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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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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?

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Oh, that you would be silent,
And (A)it would be your wisdom!

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If only you would be altogether silent!(A)
    For you, that would be wisdom.(B)

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O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

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The princes refrained from talking,
And (A)put their hand on their mouth;

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the chief men refrained from speaking(A)
    and covered their mouths with their hands;(B)

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The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

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“Behold,(A) I am vile;
What shall I answer You?
(B)I lay my hand over my mouth.

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“I am unworthy(A)—how can I reply to you?
    I put my hand over my mouth.(B)

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Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

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