Judges 18:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 18:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֨וֹ
הַחֲרֵ֜שׁ
chârash
H2790
to plough
שִֽׂים
sûwm
H7760
to put
יָדְךָ֤
yâd
H3027
hand
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פִּ֨יךָ֙
peh
H6310
mouth
וְלֵ֣ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
עִמָּ֔נוּ
ʻim
H5973
with
וֶֽהְיֵה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָ֖נוּ
לְאָ֣ב
ʼâb
H1
father
וּלְכֹהֵ֑ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
הֲט֣וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
הֱיוֹתְךָ֣
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כֹהֵ֗ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
לְבֵית֙
bayith
H1004
house
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶחָ֔ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
א֚וֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
הֱיוֹתְךָ֣
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כֹהֵ֔ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
לְשֵׁ֥בֶט
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
וּלְמִשְׁפָּחָ֖ה
mishpâchâh
H4940
family
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
They said to him, Hold your peace, lay your hand on your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they said to him, “Be quiet! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be to us for a father and for a priest. the good your being a priest for the house of one man or your being a priest for a tribe and for a clan in Israel?”
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