But she was unfaithful to[a] him and left him for her father’s house in Bethlehem in Judah. She was there for a period of four months. Then her husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her[b](A) and bring her back. He had his servant with him and a pair of donkeys. So she brought him to her father’s house, and when the girl’s father saw him, he gladly welcomed him. His father-in-law, the girl’s father, detained him, and he stayed with him for three days. They ate, drank, and spent the nights there.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 19:2 LXX, Vg read was angry with
  2. Judges 19:3 Lit speak to her heart

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