Judg 18:19, Job 29:9, 40:4 | ESV | STEP | 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 ?

Judges 18:19

19 And they said to him, “Keep quiet; ^aput your hand on your mouth and come with us and be to us ^ba 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?”

Job 29:9

9 the princes refrained from talking
and ^claid their hand on their mouth;

Job 40:4

4 “Behold, I am ^dof small account; what shall I answer you?
^eI lay my hand on my mouth.