Judges 18:19
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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Gill's Exposition
And they said unto him, hold thy peace,.... Be silent, make no disturbance, be quiet and easy:
lay thy hand upon thy mouth; as a token of silence; so the Egyptians used to paint Harpocrates, the god…
The Danites had sent out their spies to find out a country for them, and they sped well in their search; but here, now that they came to the place (for till this brought it to their mind it does not…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
lay thine hand upon thy mouth Cf. Mic 7:16; Job 21:5; Job 29:9 etc.
a father and a priest See Jdg 17:10 n.
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