Judges 19:4-9
New American Standard Bible
4 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. 5 Now on the fourth day they got up early in the morning, and he [a]prepared to go; but the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “(A)Strengthen [b]yourself with a piece of bread, and afterward you may go.” 6 So both of them sat down and ate and drank together; and the girl’s father said to the man, “Please [c]be so kind as to spend the night, and (B)let your heart be cheerful.” 7 However, the man got up to go; but his father-in-law urged him, and he spent the night there again. 8 Now on the fifth day he got up to go early in the morning, but the girl’s father said, “Please strengthen [d]yourself, and wait until [e]late afternoon”; so both of them ate. 9 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 [f]to a close; please spend the night. Behold, the day is [g]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 [h]home.”
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- Judges 19:5 Lit arose
- Judges 19:5 Lit your heart
- Judges 19:6 Lit be willing to
- Judges 19:8 Lit your heart
- Judges 19:8 Lit the day declines
- Judges 19:9 Lit toward evening
- Judges 19:9 Lit declining
- Judges 19:9 Lit to your tent
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