19. And they said to him, “Be silent, put your hand over your mouth, and come with us, and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest to the household of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and a clan in Yisra’ĕl?”
20. And the heart of the priest was glad. And he took the shoulder garment, and the house idols, and the carved image, and took his place among the people.
21. And they turned and went, and put the little ones, and the livestock, and the valuables in front of them.
22. They had gone some distance from the house of Miḵah, when the men who were in the houses near Miḵah’s house gathered together and overtook the children of Dan,
23. and called out to the children of Dan. So they turned around and said to Miḵah, “What is the matter, that you have gathered such a company?”
24. And he said, “You have taken away my mighty ones which I made, and the priest, and you are leaving. Now what more do I have? What is this you say to me, ‘What is the matter?’ ”
25. And the children of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest men, bitter of being, fall upon you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household!”
26. And the children of Dan went their way. And when Miḵah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.