However, the man got up to go; but his father-in-law urged him, and he spent the night there again. Now on the fifth day he got up to go early in the morning, but the girl’s father said, “Please strengthen [a]yourself, and wait until [b]late afternoon”; so both of them ate. When the man got up to go, along with his concubine and servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Behold now, the day has drawn [c]to a close; please spend the night. Behold, the day is [d]coming to an end; spend the night here so that your heart may be cheerful. Then tomorrow you may arise early for your journey and go [e]home.”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 19:8 Lit your heart
  2. Judges 19:8 Lit the day declines
  3. Judges 19:9 Lit toward evening
  4. Judges 19:9 Lit declining
  5. Judges 19:9 Lit to your tent

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