Judges 19:7-9

Evangelical Heritage Version

⁷ The Levite got up to go, but his father-in-law pressured him, so he stayed and spent another night there.

⁸ He got up early on the morning of the fifth day in order to go, but the woman’s father said, “Please build up your strength first.” They delayed until the sun began to go down^[a] while the two of them were eating. ⁹ When the man got up to leave with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the woman’s father, again said to him, “Please! The day is already turning into evening. Please stay the night. Look! The day is slipping away! Spend the night here, and enjoy yourself! You can get up early tomorrow to be on your way and return to your home.”