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Jueces 18:19

Listen to Jueces 18:19
19 Ellos le respondieron:—¡Silencio! No digas ni una sola palabra. Ven con nosotros, y serás nuestro padre y sacerdote. ¿No crees que es mejor ser sacerdote de toda una tribu y de un clan de Israel, que de la familia de un solo hombre?

Jueces 18:19 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 18:19

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 of silence, with his fingers pressing his lips:

and go with us;
for they wanted him as well as his gods, not knowing well how to make use of them without him:

and be to us a father and a priest;
to direct them, instruct them, perform acts of devotion for them, and ask counsel on their account; it seems as if it was common in those days to call a priest a father, see ( Judges 17:10 )

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?
suggesting, that it must be much more honourable for him, and more to his advantage, to officiate as a priest to a body of people, that might be called a tribe, or to a family consisting of various houses, than in the house of a private person; this they left him to consider and judge of.

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Jueces 18:19 In-Context

17 Los cinco hombres que habían explorado la tierra entraron y tomaron la imagen tallada, el efod, los dioses domésticos y el ídolo de fundición. Mientras tanto, el sacerdote y los seiscientos hombres armados para la batalla permanecían a la entrada de la puerta.
18 Cuando aquellos hombres entraron en la casa de Micaías y tomaron la imagen tallada, el efod, los dioses domésticos y el ídolo de fundición, el sacerdote les preguntó:—¿Qué están haciendo?
19 Ellos le respondieron:—¡Silencio! No digas ni una sola palabra. Ven con nosotros, y serás nuestro padre y sacerdote. ¿No crees que es mejor ser sacerdote de toda una tribu y de un clan de Israel, que de la familia de un solo hombre?
20 El sacerdote se alegró. Tomó el efod, los dioses domésticos y la imagen tallada, y se fue con esa gente.
21 Ellos, poniendo por delante a sus niños, su ganado y sus bienes, se volvieron y partieron.
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