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But his concubine became angry with[a] him, and she went away from him to her father’s house at Bethlehem in Judah and was there some four months. Then her husband set out after her, to speak tenderly to her and bring her back. He had with him his servant and a couple of donkeys. When he reached[b] her father’s house, the young woman’s father saw him and came with joy to meet him.(A) His father-in-law, the young woman’s father, made him stay, and he remained with him three days; so they ate and drank, and he[c] stayed there.

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  1. 19.2 Gk OL: Heb prostituted herself against
  2. 19.3 Gk: Heb she brought him to
  3. 19.4 Compare Gk: Heb they