Judges 18:19-21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
19 they said to him, “Be still! Put your hand over your mouth! Come with us and be our father and priest.(A) 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?” 20 The priest, agreeing, took the ephod, the teraphim, and the idol, and went along with the troops. 21 As they turned to depart, they placed their little ones, their livestock, and their goods at the head of the column.
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