Then he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart, but the young woman’s father said, “Please refresh your heart.” So they delayed until afternoon; and both of them ate.

And when the man stood to depart—he and his concubine and his servant—his father-in-law, the young woman’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is now drawing toward evening; please spend the night. See, the day is coming to an end; lodge here, that your heart may be merry. Tomorrow go your way early, so that you may get [a]home.”

10 However, the man was not willing to spend that night; so he rose and departed, and came opposite (A)Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). With him were the two saddled donkeys; his concubine was also with him.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 19:9 Lit. to your tent

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