19 And they said to him, “Be silent, (A)put your hand over your mouth, and go with us, and be to us (B)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?”

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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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Oh that you would (A)be completely silent,
And that it would become 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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The leaders (A)stopped talking
And (B)put their hands on their mouths;

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

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“Behold, I am insignificant; what can I say in response to You?
I (A)put my hand on 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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