Judges 19:6-9

19:6 So the two of them sat down and had a meal together. ¹  Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Why not stay another night and have a good time!” ²  19:7 When the man got ready to leave, ³  his father-in-law convinced him to stay another night. ⁴  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. ⁵  Wait until later in the day to leave!” ⁶  So they ate a meal together. 19:9 When the man got ready to leave ⁷  with his concubine and his servant, ⁸  his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look! The day is almost over! ⁹  Stay another night! Since the day is over, ¹⁰  stay another night here and have a good time. You can get up early tomorrow and start your trip home.” ¹¹ 

[19:6]  ¹ tn Heb “And they sat and ate, the two of them together, and they drank.”

[19:6]  ² tn Heb “Be willing and spend the night so that your heart might be good.”

[19:7]  ³ tn Heb “and the man arose to go.”

[19:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “his father-in-law persuaded him and he again spent the night there.”

[19:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “Sustain your heart.” He is once more inviting him to stay for a meal.

[19:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “Wait until the declining of the day.”

[19:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “the man arose to go.”

[19:9]  ⁸ tn Or “young man.”

[19:9]  ⁹ tn Heb “the day is sinking to become evening.”

[19:9]  ¹⁰ tn Or “declining.”

[19:9]  ¹¹ tn Heb “for your way and go to your tent.”