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He woke up early in the morning on the fifth day so he could leave, but the girl’s father said, “Get some energy![a] Wait until later in the day to leave.”[b] So they ate a meal together. When the man got ready to leave[c] with his concubine and his servant,[d] his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look! The day is almost over.[e] Stay another night! Since the day is over,[f] stay another night here and have a good time. You can get up early tomorrow and start your trip home.”[g] 10 But the man did not want to stay another night. He left[h] and traveled as far as[i] Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine.[j]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 19:8 tn Heb “Sustain your heart.” He is once more inviting him to stay for a meal.
  2. Judges 19:8 tn Heb “Wait until the declining of the day.”
  3. Judges 19:9 tn Heb “the man arose to go.”
  4. Judges 19:9 tn Or “young man.”
  5. Judges 19:9 tn Heb “the day is sinking to become evening.”
  6. Judges 19:9 tn Or “declining.”
  7. Judges 19:9 tn Heb “for your way and go to your tent.”
  8. Judges 19:10 tn Heb “and he arose and went.”
  9. Judges 19:10 tn Heb “to the front of.”
  10. Judges 19:10 tc Some ancient witnesses add “and his servant.”

On the morning of the fifth day, when he rose to go, the woman’s father said, “Refresh yourself. Wait till afternoon!” So the two of them ate together.

Then when the man, with his concubine and his servant, got up to leave, his father-in-law, the woman’s father, said, “Now look, it’s almost evening. Spend the night here; the day is nearly over. Stay and enjoy yourself. Early tomorrow morning you can get up and be on your way home.” 10 But, unwilling to stay another night, the man left and went toward Jebus(A) (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.

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