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So the two men ate and drank.

The Woman’s Father: Why don’t you stay another night and enjoy yourself?

When the Levite got up to go, his mistress’s father kept urging him to stay, so, at last, he did.

On the fifth day, they got up early to prepare to leave.

The Woman’s Father: What’s your hurry? Have something to eat; build up your strength this morning. Wait and leave this afternoon.

So the two men sat, eating and drinking.

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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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