Then her husband set out and went after her to (A)speak [a]gently to her in order to bring her back, [b]taking with him his servant and a pair of donkeys. And she brought him into her father’s house, and when the girl’s father saw him, he was glad to meet him. His father-in-law, the girl’s father, prevailed upon him, and he remained with him for three days. So they ate and drank and stayed there. Now on the fourth day they got up early in the morning, and he [c]prepared to go; but the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “(B)Strengthen [d]yourself with a piece of bread, and afterward you may go.”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 19:3 Lit to her heart
  2. Judges 19:3 Lit and
  3. Judges 19:5 Lit arose
  4. Judges 19:5 Lit your heart

her husband went to her to persuade her to return. He had with him his servant and two donkeys. She took him into her parents’ home, and when her father saw him, he gladly welcomed him. His father-in-law, the woman’s father, prevailed on him to stay; so he remained with him three days, eating and drinking,(A) and sleeping there.

On the fourth day they got up early and he prepared to leave, but the woman’s father said to his son-in-law, “Refresh yourself(B) with something to eat; then you can go.”

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