At that time I instructed<n id="1" /> the people, &#8220;Let every man and his coworker spend the night in Jerusalem and let them be guards for us by night and workers by day.

her husband came<n id="1" /> after her, hoping he could convince her to return.<n id="2" /> He brought with him his servant<n id="3" /> and a pair of donkeys. When she brought him into her father&#8217;s house and the girl&#8217;s father saw him, he greeted him warmly.<n id="4" />

When the man got ready to leave<n id="1" /> with his concubine and his servant,<n id="2" /> his father-in-law, the girl&#8217;s father, said to him, &#8220;Look! The day is almost over!<n id="3" /> Stay another night! Since the day is over,<n id="4" /> stay another night here and have a good time. You can get up early tomorrow and start your trip home.&#8221;<n id="5" />