Judges

Judges 18:19

19“Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and 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 a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Be quietהַחֲרֵ֜שׁha·ḥă·rêšVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
they toldוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩way·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
himל֨וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
Putשִֽׂים־śîm-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
your handיָדְךָ֤yā·ḏə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand
overעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
your mouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pî·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6310 mouth
and comeוְלֵ֣ךְwə·lêḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
with usעִמָּ֔נוּ‘im·mā·nūPreposition; first person common pluralH5973 with
and beוֶֽהְיֵה־weh·yêh-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a fatherלְאָ֣בlə·’āḇPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH1 father
and a priestוּלְכֹהֵ֑ןū·lə·ḵō·hênConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH3548 priest
to usלָ֖נוּlā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
Is it betterהֲט֣וֹב׀hă·ṭō·wḇArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
for you to beהֱיוֹתְךָ֣hĕ·yō·wṯ·ḵāVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a priestכֹהֵ֗ןḵō·hênNoun - masculine singularH3548 priest
for the houseלְבֵית֙lə·ḇêṯPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of oneאֶחָ֔ד’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
personאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
orא֚וֹ’ōwConjunctionH176 or
a priestכֹהֵ֔ןḵō·hênNoun - masculine singularH3548 priest
for a tribeלְשֵׁ֥בֶטlə·šê·ḇeṭPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
and familyוּלְמִשְׁפָּחָ֖הū·lə·miš·pā·ḥāhConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH4940 clan
in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃bə·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 21:5 · Job 29:9 · Judges 17:10 · Proverbs 30:32 · Micah 7:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.