Judges 19:8-9

19:8 He woke up early in the morning on the fifth day so he could leave, but the girl’s father said, “Get some energy. ¹  Wait until later in the day to leave!” ²  So they ate a meal together. 19:9 When the man got ready to leave ³  with his concubine and his servant, ⁴  his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look! The day is almost over! ⁵  Stay another night! Since the day is over, ⁶  stay another night here and have a good time. You can get up early tomorrow and start your trip home.” ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “Sustain your heart.” He is once more inviting him to stay for a meal.

² tn Heb “Wait until the declining of the day.”

³ tn Heb “the man arose to go.”

⁴ tn Or “young man.”

⁵ tn Heb “the day is sinking to become evening.”

⁶ tn Or “declining.”

⁷ tn Heb “for your way and go to your tent.”