BHS
19. וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ הַחֲרֵשׁ שִׂים־יָדְךָ עַל־פִּיךָ וְלֵךְ עִמָּנוּ וֶהְיֵה־לָנוּ לְאָב וּלְכֹהֵן הֲטוֹב הֱיוֹתְךָ כֹהֵן לְבֵית אִישׁ אֶחָד אוֹ הֱיוֹתְךָ כֹהֵן לְשֵׁבֶט וּלְמִשְׁפָּחָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל ׃

MHB
19. וַיֹּאמְרוּ H559 W-VQY3MP לוֹ L-PPRO-3MS הַחֲרֵשׁ H2790 VHI2MP שִֽׂים H7760 ־ CPUN יָדְךָ H3027 CFS-2MS עַל H5921 PREP ־ CPUN פִּיךָ H6310 CMS-2MS וְלֵךְ H1980 עִמָּנוּ H5973 PREP-1MP וֶֽהְיֵה H1961 ־ CPUN לָנוּ L-PPRO-1MP לְאָב H1 וּלְכֹהֵן H3548 הֲטוֹב H2896 I-NMS ׀ CPUN הֱיוֹתְךָ H1961 כֹהֵן H3548 NMS לְבֵית H1004 אִישׁ H376 NMS אֶחָד H259 MMS אוֹ H176 CONJ הֱיוֹתְךָ H1961 כֹהֵן H3548 NMS לְשֵׁבֶט H7626 L-NMS וּלְמִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל H3478 ׃ EPUN

WLC
19. וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹו הַחֲרֵשׁ שִׂים־יָדְךָ עַל־פִּיךָ וְלֵךְ עִמָּנוּ וֶהְיֵה־לָנוּ לְאָב וּלְכֹהֵן הֲטֹוב ׀ הֱיֹותְךָ כֹהֵן לְבֵית אִישׁ אֶחָד אֹו הֱיֹותְךָ כֹהֵן לְשֵׁבֶט וּלְמִשְׁפָּחָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל׃

ALEP
19. יט ויאמרו לו החרש שים ידך על פיך ולך עמנו והיה לנו לאב ולכהן  הטוב היותך כהן לבית איש אחד או היותך כהן לשבט ולמשפחה בישראל



KJV
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?

AMP
19. And they said to him, Be still, 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 that you be a priest to a tribe and family in Israel?

KJVP
19. And they said H559 W-VQY3MP unto him , Hold thy peace H2790 VHI2MP , lay H7760 thine hand H3027 CFS-2MS upon H5921 PREP thy mouth H6310 CMS-2MS , and go H1980 with H5973 PREP-1MP us , and be H1961 to us a father H1 and a priest H3548 : [ is ] [ it ] better H2896 I-NMS for thee to be H1961 a priest H3548 NMS unto the house H1004 of one H259 MMS man H376 NMS , or H176 CONJ that thou be H1961 a priest H3548 NMS unto a tribe H7626 L-NMS and a family H4940 in Israel H3478 ?

YLT
19. and they say to him, `Keep silent, lay thy hand on thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us for a father and for a priest: is it better thy being a priest to the house of one man, or thy being priest to a tribe and to a family in Israel?`

ASV
19. And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

WEB
19. 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?

NASB
19. They said to him, "Be still: put your hand over your mouth. Come with us and be our father and priest. Is it better for you to be priest for the family of one man or to be priest for a tribe and a clan in Israel?"

ESV
19. And they said to him, "Keep quiet; put your hand on your mouth and come 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 clan in Israel?"

RV
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 priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

RSV
19. And they said to him, "Keep quiet, put your hand upon your mouth, and come 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 family in Israel?"

NKJV
19. And they said to him, "Be quiet, put your hand over your mouth, and come with us; 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?"

MKJV
19. And they said to him, Be quiet, 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 a priest to the house of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

AKJV
19. And 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 a priest to the house of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

NRSV
19. They said to him, "Keep quiet! 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 priest to the house of one person, or to be priest to a tribe and clan in Israel?"

NIV
19. They answered him, "Be quiet! Don't say a word. Come with us, and be our father and priest. Isn't it better that you serve a tribe and clan in Israel as priest rather than just one man's household?"

NIRV
19. They answered him, "Be quiet! Don't say a word. Come with us. Be our father and priest. You can serve a whole tribe and family group in Israel as our priest. Isn't that better than serving just one man's family?"

NLT
19. "Be quiet and come with us," they said. "Be a father and priest to all of us. Isn't it better to be a priest for an entire tribe and clan of Israel than for the household of just one man?"

MSG
19. They said to him, "Hush! Don't make a sound. Come with us. Be our father and priest. Which is more important, that you be a priest to one man or that you become priest to a whole tribe and clan in Israel?"

GNB
19. They told him, "Keep quiet. Don't say a word. Come with us and be our priest and adviser. Wouldn't you rather be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for the family of one man?"

NET
19. They said to him, "Shut up! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us! You can be our adviser and priest. Wouldn't it be better to be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for just one man's family?"

ERVEN
19. The five men answered, "Be quiet! Don't say a word. Come with us. Be our father and our priest. You must choose. Is it better for you to be a priest for just one man or for a whole tribe of Israelites with many family groups?"