the chief men refrained from talking and covered their mouths with their hands;

王子都停止说话，用手捂口；

王子都停止说话，用手捂口；

王子都停止说话，用手捂口；

王侯都停止讲话，用手掩口；

王子都停止说话，并且用手掩口。

王子都停止說話，用手摀口；

王子都停止說話，用手摀口；

王子都停止說話，用手摀口；

王侯都停止講話，用手掩口；

王子都停止說話，並且用手掩口。

王子都停止說話，用手掌摀口；

侯伯禁言、以手掩口、

同官肅然無譁、

侯伯不敢言、以手掩口、

the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;

The leaders stopped speaking. They covered their mouths with their hands.

the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth;

The princes stood in silence and put their hands over their mouths.

City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with their hands.

The leaders stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;

The princes refrained from talking, And put their hand on their mouth;

The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;

City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with their hands.

The princes refrained talking, and laid[ their] hand on their mouth.

The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

Look at me and be appalled; put your hands over your mouths.

If you have done foolishly by exalting yourself or if you have planned evil, put your hand over your mouth!

When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.

“ Indeed, I am completely unworthy– how could I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth to silence myself.

“ Therefore, I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

“ If someone should attempt a word with you, will you be impatient? But who can refrain from speaking?

They said to him,“ Shut up! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us! You can be our adviser and priest. Wouldn’t it be better to be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for just one man’s family?”