Judg 19:4-15 | NET2full | STEP | His father-in-law , the girl’s father , persuaded him to stay with him for three days , and they ate and drank together, and spent the night there .

‏ Judges 19:4-15

4 His father-in-law, the girl’s father, persuaded him to stay with him for three days, and they ate and drank together, and spent the night there. 5 On the fourth day they woke up early and the Levite got ready to leave. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and he arose to go.”} But the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Have a bite to eat for some energy, ^{▼▼tn Heb “Sustain your heart [with] a bit of food.”} then you can go.” 6 So the two of them sat down and had a meal together. ^{▼▼tn Heb “And they sat and ate, the two of them together, and they drank.”} Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Why not stay another night and have a good time?” ^{▼▼tn Heb “Be willing and spend the night so that your heart might be good.”} 7 When the man got ready to leave, ^{▼▼tn Heb “and the man arose to go.”} his father-in-law convinced him to stay another night. ^{▼▼tn Heb “his father-in-law persuaded him and he again spent the night there.”} 8 He woke up early in the morning on the fifth day so he could leave, but the girl’s father said, “Get some energy! ^{▼▼tn Heb “Sustain your heart.” He is once more inviting him to stay for a meal.} Wait until later in the day to leave.” ^{▼▼tn Heb “Wait until the declining of the day.”} So they ate a meal together. 9 When the man got ready to leave ^{▼▼tn Heb “the man arose to go.”} with his concubine and his servant, ^{▼▼tn Or “young man.”} his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look! The day is almost over. ^{▼▼tn Heb “the day is sinking to become evening.”} Stay another night! Since the day is over, ^{▼▼tn Or “declining.”} stay another night here and have a good time. You can get up early tomorrow and start your trip home.” ^{▼▼tn Heb “for your way and go to your tent.”} 10 But the man did not want to stay another night. He left ^{▼▼tn Heb “and he arose and went.”} and traveled as far as ^{▼▼tn Heb “to the front of.”} Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine. ^{▼▼tc Some ancient witnesses add “and his servant.”}

11 When they got near Jebus, it was getting quite late ^{▼▼tn Heb “and the day was descending greatly.”} and the servant ^{▼▼tn Or “young man.”} said to his master, “Come on, let’s stop at ^{▼▼tn Heb “turn aside” (also in the following verse).} this Jebusite city and spend the night in it.” 12 But his master said to him, “We should not stop at a foreign city where non-Israelites live. ^{▼▼tn Heb “[in] which not any of the sons of Israel [are] here.”} We will travel on to Gibeah.” 13 He said to his servant, ^{▼▼tn Or “young man.”} “Come on, we will go into one of the other towns ^{▼▼tn Heb “we will enter one of the places.”} and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.” 14 So they traveled on, ^{▼▼tn Heb “and they passed by and went.”} and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. ^{▼▼tn Heb “which belongs to Benjamin.”} 15 They stopped there and decided to spend the night ^{▼▼tn Heb “they turned aside there to enter to spend the night.”} in Gibeah. They came into the city and sat down in the town square, but no one invited them to spend the night. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and he entered and sat down, and there was no one receiving them into the house to spend the night.”}