9 the chief men refrained from speaking

and covered their mouths with their hands;

9 The princes refrained talking,

And laid their hand on their mouth.

9 The princes stood in silence

and put their hands over their mouths.

9 The princes refrained from talking,

And put their hand on their mouth;

9 The leading men stopped speaking

and covered their mouths with their hands.

9 The princes refrained from talking,

And laid their hand on their mouth;

9 Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;

9 Princes held back ⸤their⸥ words 

and put their hands over their mouths. 

9 City officials stopped talking

and covered their mouths with their hands.

9 the nobles refrained from talking,

and laid their hands on their mouths;

9 Officials refrained from talking,

and they laid their hand on their mouth.

9 The leaders stopped speaking.

They covered their mouths with their hands.

9 “The princes stopped talking

And put their hands on their mouths;