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The young woman’s father (that is, his father-in-law) made him stay there for three days while they ate and drank during his visit there. On the fourth day, they got up early that morning, and the descendant of Levi[a] got ready to leave. Then the young woman’s father-in-law told him, “Fortify yourself[b] by eating some food before you go.” So both of them sat down for a bit, ate and drank together, and the young woman’s father invited the man, “Please, enjoy yourself and spend another night.”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 19:5 Lit. and he
  2. Judges 19:5 Lit. Fortify your heart