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?

And they said to him, Be quiet; say nothing, and come with us and be our father and priest; is it better for you to be priest to one man's house or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

Και ειπαν προς αυτον, Σιωπα, βαλε την χειρα σου εις το στομα σου, και ελθε μεθ' ημων και γινου εις ημας πατηρ και ιερευς· ειναι καλητερον εις σε να ησαι ιερευς εν τω οικω ενος ανθρωπου, η να ησαι ιερευς φυλης και οικογενειας εν τω Ισραηλ;

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?