So they sat down and did eat and drink, both of them together. And the [a]young woman’s father said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.

And when the man rose up to depart, his father-in-law [b]was earnest: therefore he returned, and lodged there.

And he arose up early the fifth day to depart, and the young woman’s father said, [c]Comfort thine heart, I pray thee: and they tarried until after midday, and they both did eat.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 19:6 That is, his concubine’s father.
  2. Judges 19:7 Or, compelled him.
  3. Judges 19:8 Meaning, that he should refresh himself with meat, as verse 5.

So the two of them sat down to eat and drink together. Afterward the woman’s father said, “Please stay tonight and enjoy yourself.(A) And when the man got up to go, his father-in-law persuaded him, so he stayed there that night. On the morning of the fifth day, when he rose to go, the woman’s father said, “Refresh yourself. Wait till afternoon!” So the two of them ate together.

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