Judges 19:7

19:7 When the man got ready to leave,¹ his father-in-law convinced him to stay another night.²

Judges 19:4-5

19:4 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. 19:5 On the fourth day they woke up early and the Levite got ready to leave.³ But the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Have a bite to eat for some energy,⁴ then you can go.”

Judges 19:9

19:9 When the man got ready to leave⁵ with his concubine and his servant,⁶ his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look! The day is almost over!⁷ Stay another night! Since the day is over,⁸ stay another night here and have a good time. You can get up early tomorrow and start your trip home.”⁹

¹tn Heb “and the man arose to go.”

²tn Heb “his father-in-law persuaded him and he again spent the night there.”

³tn Heb “and he arose to go.”

⁴tn Heb “Sustain your heart [with] a bit of food.”

⁵tn Heb “the man arose to go.”

⁶tn Or “young man.”

⁷tn Heb “the day is sinking to become evening.”

⁸tn Or “declining.”

⁹tn Heb “for your way and go to your tent.”